Sense of smell may tell
If Alzheimer's is in our genes
Sooner than we think

#alzheimers #genetics #senseofsmell #haiku #poetry

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/alzheimers-genetic-risk-losing-sense-of-smell-early-sign-of-disease

#york (UK) smells pretty disgusting tonight. Maybe farmers treating fields with chicken manure or something? It’s gross, but it’s too warm to sleep with windows closed #BritishSummer #SenseOfSmell #YorkshireLife

My sense of smell (& taste) has definitely lessened over past couple of years (covid-related??) Eg Smell of nice tea, garden flowers, cologne, all affected. So I’m relieved to see #InMyGarden these bushes flowering in these early May days, & catch a whiff of the intoxicating scent of lilac and broom #today
#SenseOfSmell #SpringFlowers #coloursOfSpring #LongCovid

Is #airpollution causing us to lose our #senseofsmell?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230220-is-air-pollution-causing-us-to-lose-our-sense-of-smell?ocid=global_future_rss

TIL New Mexico has an official State Question (it's "Red or green?"), which refers to one's preference in chile peppers. Now there's an effort to designate the scent of roasting chiles as the official State Aroma, apparently the first U.S. state to establish such a thing.

If this catches on more widely, we could be seeing (smelling?) other states touting their own unique pungent essences ... and the mind reels.

#marketing #senseOfSmell #olfactory #OfficialStateAroma

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/new-mexico-official-aroma-chile-peppers

Interested me since apparently I am one of those whose sense of smell disappeared.

"When the researchers looked at the number of sensory nerve cells involved in smell, they found that those who suffered long-term loss of smell had notably fewer, possibly because the delicate tissue of the nasal lining had been damaged by the T-cell-driven inflammation."

"Covid: ongoing loss of smell may be caused by nasal cell destruction"

#COVID19 #SenseOfSmell

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/21/covid-loss-of-smell-nasal-cell-destruction-research

Interested me since apparently I am one of those whose sense of smell disappeared.

"When the researchers looked at the number of sensory nerve cells involved in smell, they found that those who suffered long-term loss of smell had notably fewer, possibly because the delicate tissue of the nasal lining had been damaged by the T-cell-driven inflammation."

"Covid: ongoing loss of smell may be caused by nasal cell destruction"

#COVID19 #SenseOfSmell

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/21/covid-loss-of-smell-nasal-cell-destruction-research

"Millions of people who lost their #SenseOfSmell after contracting Covid may have an ongoing, abnormal immune response that destroys cells in the nose, researchers say."

#Covid: ongoing loss of smell may be caused by nasal cell destruction | #Coronavirus | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/21/covid-loss-of-smell-nasal-cell-destruction-research

From smell kits to a nose implant, how researchers are trying to help #anosmics regain their sense of #smell — #COVID-19 #pandemic has brought new energy to scientific efforts to restore people’s #SenseOfSmell

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/loss-smell-covid-19-nose-implant-1.6684115

Close to Edinburgh? .. my daughter is seeking help on a study..

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02qHkVr8eUxLdESVYKjYXJGFJsKtocnYvrfuHF2Qwb9nyCthRqmPtkCiV5hBtkrAAZl&id=100009169836709&sfnsn=scwspmo

#edinburgh #smelltraining #senseofsmell #EdinburghNapier