I’m sure we all have a favorite holiday smell. Often it’s from a favorite food with a rich aroma. But we’ve all had a time when we thought the smell signaled something wrong even before we’d sat down ...

The human sense of smell connects directly to brain regions responsible for memory and cognitive function, making it a surprisingly accurate window into neurological health. As people age, changes in ...

Sniffing coconut extract could help detect the earliest potential signs of a devastating memory robbing disease, scientists suggest. Researchers found a simple at home 'smell test', whereby users are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Boston neurology researchers ...

Researchers have developed and validated a simple “peel-and-sniff” test that can be completed unsupervised at home to screen for cognitive impairment. It’s well known that impaired olfactory function ...

(NewsNation) — Boston neurology researchers have created a test that could allow patients to detect Alzheimer’s at home with a series of sniffs. The test, developed by Mass General Brigham neurology ...