/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9010/all en /newsroom/channels/news/could-olfactory-loss-point-alzheimers-disease-269504 <p>By the time you start losing your memory, it's almost too late. That's because the damage to your brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may already have been going on for as long as twenty years. Which is why there is so much scientific interest in finding ways to detect the presence of the disease early on. Scientists now believe that simple odour identification tests may help track the progression of the disease before symptoms actually appear, particularly among those at risk.</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:26:14 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32169 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/olfactory-perception-influenced-background-and-semantic-information-264301 <p>When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending on their cultural background. Researchers at the Neuro have found that even when two cultures share the same language and many traditions, their reactions to the same smells can be different.</p> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:23:21 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26422 at /newsroom