Physiological studies of olfactory sensory processing support the findings from structural imaging by providing convergent evidence that the functional integrity of the afferent olfactory system is ...

In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the changes in olfactory bulb volume and structural connectivity of the brain in patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD) ...

If you're a senior who can't smell onions, smoke, chocolate or natural gas, it's time to see your doctor. Seniors who lose their sense of smell -- which doctors call olfactory dysfunction -- have ...

Treatment with oral gabapentin did not improve olfactory dysfunction that remained 3 months after a COVID-19 infection, the randomized GRACE trial showed. Of 44 patients who completed the 8-week fixed ...

Taste dysfunction may linger after acute COVID-19 infection and may not necessarily be a consequence of olfactory dysfunction, a cross-sectional study in Italy showed. In a group of people who ...

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure. An unresolved question is whether the ...

Lynn Nazareth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure. An unresolved question is whether the ...

Although the loss of smell and taste became cardinal symptoms of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, researchers are still working out why that happens—is the virus directly infecting and destroying the ...

The coronavirus does not appear to infect nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium and in the olfactory bulb, according to new research. It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the ...