Our Publications
We hope you find some of our recent articles of interest.
Very proud of this paper where we demonstrated that the distortions and sense of disgust that are perceived by those with parosmia can be triggered by just a few related aroma compounds which are present in coffee, and some of the same ones also present in meat and chocolate. (You probably didn’t realise how similar these are in terms of aroma chemistry). This came directly from the first two cohorts of volunteers that visited the Olfaction lab at the University of Reading. We can’t thank you enough!
Click here to read the article on MedRxiv
Some interesting new observations came out of an analysis of The AbScent Parosmia and Phantosmia Support group on Facebook. We showed that many people with parosmia found coffee, onion, garlic, meat, eggs, mint and shower gel as the worst items for triggering the distortions and sense of disgust associated with parosmia. It was clear from this study just how much having anosmia or parosmia can affect your quality of life.
Click here to read the article on MedRxiv
The first publication to come out of the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research where we demonstrated that those with COVID-19 were not only losing their sense of smell, but also their sense of taste (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami) and the ability to detect heat in spices or cooling sensations in mint. And we showed that loss of smell was nothing to do with having a blocked nose.
Click here to read the article in Chemical Senses
A short article in The Conversation where Jane Parker and Simon Gane (ENT) uncover why some people lose their sense of smell when they have COVID-19.
Click here to read the article in The Conversation
A short article in The Conversation where we talk about some of the early evidence that lead to loss of smell and taste being included as one of the official symptoms of COVID-19.
Click here to read the article in The Conversation
Find out 6 quick facts about your the sense of smell. Did you know humans can also track scents in the same way as dogs can?
Click here to read the listicle in The Conversation
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