Study confirms 'sniff test' may be useful in diagnosing early Alzheimer's disease

Study confirms 'sniff test' may be useful in diagnosing early Alzheimer's disease:

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Tests that measure the sense of smell may soon become common in neurologists’ offices. Scientists have been finding increasing evidence that the sense of smell declines sharply in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and now a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published today in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease confirms that administering a simple “sniff test” can enhance the accuracy of diagnosing this dreaded disease.

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