Smell loss may mark Alzheimer's start as olfactory damage map comes into focus

A research team has, for the first time, identified at the cellular level why the olfactory system is the first to be damaged ...
Frontiers

Olfactory Receptors as new targets for human pathologies: from molecular mechanisms to potential pharmacological modulation

The olfactory system is involved in the detection and processing of odour signals. In humans, the sense of olfaction has a significant influence on ...
Nature

Olfactory discrimination predicts cognitive decline among community-dwelling older adults

The presence of olfactory dysfunction in individuals at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease has significant diagnostic and screening implications for preventive and ameliorative drug trials. Olfactory ...
Discover Magazine

Is the Human Olfactory Bulb Necessary?

MRIs showing normal development of olfactory bulbs (A) compared to two women with no visible olfactory bulbs but normal sense of smell (B) & (D) and one woman with no sense of smell (C). (From Weiss ...