A smell test developed by researchers could provide an early indication of dementia. "Early detection of cognitive impairment could help us identify people who are at risk of Alzheimer's disease and ...

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 ...

In a breakthrough development, scientists developed a new way to identify Lewy body disease, a serious form of dementia, years before symptoms appear.Lewy body disease is among the most common types ...

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 ...

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 ...

Loss of smell is often an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, and, according to new research published in the Journal of Neuroscience, could possibly serve as a warning sign at the onset of the ...

TORONTO ― The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) has potential as an inexpensive, noninvasive test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows. In a study of ...