Smell

Share on PinterestThere may be an association between the loss of smell, or anosmia, and mild cases of COVID-19.A new study has found that loss of smell, which is a reported symptom of COVID-19, may indicate that a person will experience a milder case of the disease.The research, which features in the International Forum of…

By Clare Wilson More useful than you might thinkTim Platt/Digital Vision/Getty Images A waft of rotten fish might help doctors looking for signs of awareness in people who are unresponsive after serious brain injury. It can be hard to know if people in this condition are in a vegetative state, when they cannot see or…

In the past, dogs have been trained to smell and detect malaria in humans at a rate exceeding WHO standards for testing. Now Bloomberg reports, hopeful scientists in London are hoping they can be trained to do the same with the COVID-19 virus. Bloomberg reporters spoke with scientists at the London School of Hygiene and…