/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6254/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/jim-nicell Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22836 at /newsroom