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 […]
The science behind parosmia Investigating the flavour compounds that trigger parosmia Barry Smith, Simon Gane and Jane Parker covered so much of interest when we brought them together in our 10 November webinar on Parosmia. We couldn’t resist digging a […]
Changing the story for smell disorders How the charity AbScent came to be, and the change we need to make happen Please use the orange Donate button at the top right of this page to help change the story for […]
Understanding parosmia What causes smells to become distorted? The underlying causes of parosmia are still largely unknown. We know that it can be triggered by external stimuli such as viral infections and head injuries, but are still unclear on exactly […]
Parosmia triggers Investigating the chemistry behind parosmia triggers Our Parosmia Facebook group share the same list of common foods that trigger parosmia with coffee, roasted meat, onions and garlic at top of the list. Some people even find water repulsive. But why is this and what […]