Smell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), New York State Psychiatric Institute, and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that an odor identification test may prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2016/07/26/smell-test-may-predict-early-stages-alzheimers-disease/

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