/oss/taxonomy/term/2565/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/step-right-essential-oils-boost-your-memory-maybe-not <p>As we get older, our memory declines. What if I told you there was now a “simple” and “easy” successful method to boost your memory, the result of research from genuine scientists at a university which has produced five Nobel laureates?</p> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:00:52 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9609 at /oss /oss/article/general-science/poor-sense-smell-indicator-early-alzheimers <p>If you had to, would you rather become blind or loose your sense of smell? A classic question in the child’s game “would you rather?” The popular answer seems obvious: smell. Often the most overlooked sense, our ability to detect scent, or olfaction, is actually more important than you might think. Researchers have found that loosing your sense of smell is a powerful indicator of cognitive dysfunction and actually can predict neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.</p> Sun, 25 Jun 2017 21:40:40 +0000 Cassandra Lee – OSS Intern 2557 at /oss