Health and Nutrition Letter

When the Nose No Longer Knows

May 2005

Abstract

The brain pathways associated with the sense of smell are among those affected very early by Alzheimer’s, researchers have found. A study funded by the National Institute on Aging found that those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s consistently could not identify 10 smells.

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