by University College London A) In hot colors, significant clusters overlaid on the MNI template showing increased functional connectivity between the right OFC seed and the right visual association cortex/fusiform gyrus, in the CoV+Anos-Long group compared to the Cntrl group. B) Mean Z values extracted from the right fusiform cluster for each group. C) Significant clusters...
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a study using data from nearly 1,200 older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to a growing body of evidence that loss of the sense of smell is a predictive marker for an increased risk of frailty as people age. Building on previous research showing that olfactory dysfunction is a common...
Michael Marshall After a COVID-19 infection, some people have recovered their ability to perceive odours thanks to smell training. Credit: Fabio Bucciarelli/The New York Times/eyevine Researchers are finally making headway in understanding how the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes loss of smell. And a multitude of potential treatments to tackle the condition are undergoing clinical trials, including...
Michael Marshall After a COVID-19 infection, some people have recovered their ability to perceive odours thanks to smell training. Credit: Fabio Bucciarelli/The New York Times/eyevine Researchers are finally making headway in understanding how the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes loss of smell. And a multitude of potential treatments to tackle the condition are undergoing clinical trials, including...
The loss of smell has been a signature symptom for many people infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A mug of coffee comes off as hot water. Chocolate, suddenly without its alluring aroma, loses its appeal. For most, these olfactory deficits, referred to as anosmia, last for weeks or months, but for others...
Editor’s note: Julie Walsh-Messinger is a clinical psychologist who studies the effects of long-term smell loss. Her research has focused on smell loss in people with serious and persistent mental illnesses, but since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, she has also studied smell loss caused by COVID-19. In this interview, she talks about how COVID-19 can affect your...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 18 2021 Thought Leaders Professor Carl Philpott Academic Surgeon University of East Anglia News-Medical catches up with Professor Carl Philpott about the latest findings regarding COVID-19 and smell loss (anosmia), and how sufferers of smell loss post-infection can be treated. We last interviewed you back in the early...
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom By Stephani Sutherland on November 18, 2020 Credit: Alamy It dawned on Eian Kantor on a Saturday in early April as he brewed a cup of tea from fresh mint leaves: he had lost his sense of smell. The tea suspiciously smelled of nothing at...
MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER IMAGE: GLOBAL MAP OF TOOL FOR UP-TO-DATE AND CURRENT COVID-19 RESEARCH, SPECIFICALLY STUDIES THAT REPORT SMELL LOSS IN PATIENTS. PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2020) – Smell loss is a frequently reported symptom of COVID-19 but reports of prevalence vary from study-to-study and range from 5% to 98%. With such a wide range...
by Cedric Ricks, University of Cincinnati Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, shown in the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute. Credit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand A University of Cincinnati researcher says a study of COVID-19 patients shows loss of the sense of smell is most likely to occur by the third day of infection with the...
