Loss of smell function may predict early onset of Alzheimer's disease

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 01:49 in Health & Medicine

A new study links a loss of smell function in Alzheimer's disease model animals with amyloid (protein) accumulation in the brain, a distinguishing hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. New research suggests that olfactory dysfunction, a common symptom of AD, may serve as an early diagnostic tool for the disease.

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