When water seems ‘off’ Parosmia can affect the smell and taste of water It’s not uncommon for water to be a parosmia trigger. Dr Duika Burges Watson, visiting scholar at Northumbria University and who has an interest in altered taste, […]
Covid-19 Research Round-up The findings of some recently published research papers. It may feel like Covid-19 has been around for years, but it’s still only twelve months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic. In this relatively short space […]
British Academy report AbScent community contributes to understanding the impact of Covid-19 A research paper co-authored by Professor Barry Smith, Professor Claire Hopkins and the Altered Eating team Duika Burges Watson, Vincent Deary and Miglena Campbell and AbScent’s own Chrissi Kelly has been cited […]
Parosmia research findings University of Reading study unlocks the parosmia puzzle We’ve followed the progress of Dr Jane Parker’s work at The Flavour Centre, University of Reading for some time. Now we’re delighted to announce the results are in – […]
Research highlights impact of Covid-19 on smell and taste What researchers learned from patients’ own reports. This is a lay summary of a preprint at medRxiv 2020.11.26.20239152 Altered Smell and Taste: anosmia, parosmia and the impact of long Covid-19 Authors: Duika […]
Podcast: the impact COVID-19 is having on taste and smell Professor Barry Smith discusses the impacts of smell loss. In a recent Food Matters Table Talk Podcast, Professor Barry Smith, the Director of the Centre for the study of the Senses at […]
How coronavirus affects smell How Covid-19 affects the olfactory system. AbScent Presents was grateful to Dr Nancy Rawson, Vice President of the Monell Center in the USA, and Dr Federica Genovese, a post-doctoral researcher at the Monell Center for sharing their understanding of […]
Vaccine questions answered Prof Claire Hopkins answered our questions Chrissi recently spoke with Professor Claire Hopkins about the new Covid vaccines and their potential impact on people with smell loss. This was a great opportunity to get some information specifically […]