Smell Test for Alzheimer’s

An interesting article by Honor Whiteman revealed some information regarding a new smell test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s. Diagnosing this disease still remains a challenge for the doctors, who rely on a combination of mental and physical examinations to detect this condition. Researchers now share how a smell test could enhance the accuracy of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

David R. Roalf, Ph.D. and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, was the principal investigator who recently reported new findings in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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