Also known as CN1, the olfactory nerve is the first of 12 cranial nerves located within the head. It relays sensory data to the brain, and it is responsible for the sense of smell. The nerve’s ...

Since the passing of Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM in 2023, his ground-breaking legacy research is about to be realised with a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and ...

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure. An unresolved question is whether the ...

The human sense of smell connects directly to brain regions responsible for memory and cognitive function, making it a surprisingly accurate window into neurological health. As people age, changes in ...

Researchers have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19. The results show that SARS-CoV-2 enters the brain via nerve cells in the ...

The coronavirus does not appear to infect nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium and in the olfactory bulb, according to new research. It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the ...