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The ability to smell death in others and the loss of smell as a predictor of future health opens up new avenues of research and understanding in the fields of medicine and human biology.
Oct 1, 2014 · Known as "olfactory dysfunction," the loss of smell is an even stronger predictor of when a person will likely die than conditions such as heart failure, cancer or lung disease, according to...
- Elizabeth Peterson
Aug 1, 2019 · A new report confirms that the association between loss of smell and earlier death persists over more than a decade and identifies the leading causes: cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
- hhp_info@health.harvard.edu
Jan 10, 2023 · In a study using data from nearly 1,200 older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to a growing body of evidence that loss of the sense of smell is a predictive marker for an increased risk of frailty as people age.
- Caslon Hatch
Oct 2, 2014 · But can the loss of olfaction—the sense of smell—also be a significant indicator of mortality risk? An NIH-supported study involving thousands of older people showed those who could no longer detect or distinguish odors were four times more likely to die within five years than those with normal olfaction.
Oct 2, 2014 · For older adults, being unable to identify scents is a strong predictor of death within five years, according to a study published Oct. 1 in the journal PLOS ONE. Thirty-nine percent of study subjects who failed a simple smelling test died during that period, compared to 19 percent of those with moderate smell loss and just 10 percent of those ...
Oct 1, 2014 · The inability of older adults to identify scents is a strong predictor of death within five years. Almost 40% of those who failed a smelling test died during that period, compared to 10% of those...
