COVID-19 patients often lose their sense of smell and taste. This is rare for a viral infection. At-home smell tests could be used as a screening tool and help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Dogs process the sensory world very differently than humans, but love in a way that is entirely familiar.
Hyperosmia is relatively rare, but there are many reasons a person might develop this condition – even temporarily.
Brains recognize a smell based on which cells fire, in what order – the same way you recognize a song based on its pattern of notes. How much can you change the ‘tune’ and still know the smell?
Is it possible that people who recover from COVID-19 will be plagued with long term side effects from the infection? An infectious disease physician reviews the evidence so far.
The good news is: you’ll probably get it back.
Imagine being able to detect a smell from more than a kilometre away. Dogs can sniff out things from a greater distance than that.
Many respiratory viruses cause us to temporarily lose our sense of smell. But SARS-CoV-2 isn’t like those other viruses. Researchers are now exploring how it differs and whether patients recover.
Mmmmmmm. That smells delicious. Wait, how do you know that?
There is abundant evidence that a sudden loss of smell is related to COVID-19.
All of the senses have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, not because the senses have changed, but because the world has, writes a sensory historian.
Patients who later test positive for COVID-19 are reporting early loss of smell and taste. Researchers are now trying to understand if this could be an early sign of the disease.
Researchers are currently looking into these reports to confirm whether loss of smell is an early indication of COVID-19.
Infections like coronavirus can kill the nerves that let you smell, but they’ll usually grow back within weeks.
Smelling a romantic partner’s clothing is common behaviour, and research shows that it may improve sleep quality, and ease stress levels.
It’s hell to lose your sense of smell.
Smell – the strangest of all the senses.
Odd findings in a brain scan of a 29-year-old woman have scientists asking new questions about how our sense of smell really works.
Sweaty feet and certain cheeses have something in common that makes them reek – can you guess what it is?
The history of smell in 18th-century England reveals the complex story of scent and personal space.
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Professor of Rhinology and Olfactology, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, Flavour Chemistry, University of Reading
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Professor of Food Science, Penn State
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Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Experimental Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Associate, Southern Cross University
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Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Carla Rizzo Delray Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Pervasive Computing, City St George's, University of London
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Researcher, Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne