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PsyPost Jan 25, 2025

Loss of smell linked to inflammation across 139 distinct medical conditions https://www.psypost.org/loss-of-smell-linked-to-inflammation-across-139-distinct-medical-conditions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Health #SmellLoss #Inflammation #Alzheimers #Parkinsons

Loss of smell linked to inflammation across 139 distinct medical conditions

Researchers found that losing the sense of smell is linked to inflammation in 139 medical conditions. This suggests smell loss isn’t just a symptom—it might contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

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Alex 🍁 🇨🇭Mar 29, 2023

Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems

#SmellLoss #Testing

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smell-loss-tests-could-reveal-health-problems/

Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems

Unlike other senses, smell is not something doctors routinely test for—but some scientists think that should change

Scientific American

Maksi Sanctum, CNA, BSPH/c Dec 22, 2022

Mystery of Smell Loss After Covid-19 Might Be Solved - The Wall Street Journal https://apple.news/AYbjVQb7USOWkzLyHyP5QzQ

"Patients with persistent smell loss had more T-cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a critical part in immune response, in their noses, the study said. The T-cells were making interferon-gamma, a substance linked to inflammation, Dr. Goldstein said, and support cells appeared to be reacting to it.
The support cells protect and nourish olfactory sensory neurons. Without them, the olfactory sensory neurons can’t survive. Research has shown that the virus that causes Covid-19 doesn’t infect olfactory sensory neurons directly, but that it can attack such support cells.
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"Covid-19 researchers said the study bolstered evidence that inflammation could be a culprit in long-Covid symptoms. An April study in the journal JAMA Neurology found inflammation among deceased Covid-19 patients in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for receiving and processing information from olfactory sensory neurons in the nose"

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