18 Nov 2014
Can You Pass the Longevity Test?
Maylin Rodriguez-Paez RN
No one can predict with certainty how long you’ll live, but there are certain factors that may provide an indication.
In fact, your ability to smell may actually give a hint, according to the results of a new study.
Researchers found that older people with an impaired sense of smell were more likely to die within a five-year period.
The results were published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Longevity Linked to Sense of Smell
Scientists conducted a test on 3,005 participants between the ages of 57 and 85. They were asked to identify five different scents.
The subjects who …read more