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Loss of Smell, Taste May Be Reliable Predictor of COVID-19: Study
Loss of Smell, Taste May Be Reliable Predictor of COVID-19: Study
Data from a crowdsourcing smartphone app is helping to track the spread of the disease in real time and reveals the symptom as the number one indicator of infection.
Data from a crowdsourcing smartphone app is helping to track the spread of the disease in real time and reveals the symptom as the number one indicator of infection.
smell, disease & medicine
Chemicals on the Skin Could Enable Parkinson’s Detection
Shawna Williams | Mar 20, 2019 | 2 min read
Researchers teamed up with a woman with a keen sense of smell to identify telling differences between healthy people and those with the neurodegenerative disease.
A Keen Sense of Smell Appears to Go Hand in Hand with Spatial Memory
Shawna Williams | Feb 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Authors of a small study say the two abilities likely evolved in tandem.
Zapping the Olfactory Bulb Produces Phantom Smells
Shawna Williams | Nov 27, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers envision a cochlear implant–like device for the nose to give people with impaired olfaction a sense of smell.
Synthetic Sandalwood Maintains Hair Growth in Human Tissue
Kerry Grens | Sep 18, 2018 | 2 min read
The compound engages with a receptor in hair follicle cells and prevents skin cells from dying.