When older people begin to lose your sense of smell should worry about, as likely to die within 5 years. The discovery was made by a team of scholars after undergoing several seniors in a simple smell test.
Older people with moderate loss of smell moderate had a mortality rate of 19%. Instead, only 10% of volunteers with no problems of smell died. Scholars argue that the loss of sense of smell is a clear indication of a future death.
'We believe that the loss of the sense of smell is like the canary in the coal mine. Did not directly cause death, but it is an omen, a warning that something has gone badly wrong, the damage has been done. Our findings could provide a useful clinical test, a quick and inexpensive way to identify patients most at risk', stated the study coordinator, Dr. Jayant Pinto.
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 2, 2014 - Rating: 4.5
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