With mood disorders like anxiety and depression, loss of smell may be an early symptom because the olfactory system is directly connected to key areas of the brain responsible for the sensation of ...

Autoimmune diseases. There’s a connection between autoimmune disorders and changes to your olfactory system (sense of smell). Environmental and hereditary factors can affect your olfactory ...

The olfactory system can also get impaired because of ... experts did not find any link between olfactory loss and stroke of other heart diseases.

In a recent review article published in Frontiers in Molecular Science, researchers discussed the links between genetic, physical, and neurological conditions and olfactory loss and inflammation.

People who are older and have chronic diseases that affect the nervous system, such as diabetes, are often more susceptible to olfactory damage, Patel said. “It’s the very small vessels in the ...

The nerves are part of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls automatic ... Not many treatments are available for smell disorders. Doctors may try olfactory retraining, in which patients ...

A new study by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus demonstrates viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, and the part of the brain associated with ...