Maintaining a good sense of smell has knock-on benefits, including on our sense of taste DeanDrobot/Getty Images Beaming powerful radio waves directly into a person’s head seems to improve their sense of smell – at least temporarily. Ageing, trauma and some neurological conditions can all affect the olfactory nerve, which enables smell, reducing or even eliminating … Read more
A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring sensitivity to smell might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show it could even reverse it. Our reporters put the latest scent training kits to the test and explored the research behind our our most neglected sense. … Read more
I am not normally a fan of lotions and potions, but right now, four small vials sit on my bedside table. Every morning and every night, I open and sniff each one in turn, savouring the scents as they hit my nostrils. First, the sharp tang of lemon, followed by the abrasive chill of eucalyptus, … Read more
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within a nasal cell BSIP SA/Alamoy People who had lost their sense of smell after catching covid-19 partly regained it following the injection of blood cells called platelets into their noses, which could help to improve their quality of life. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a … Read more
