Presentation Details
| Olfaction and the health of older adults: knowledge gaps, challenges, and strategies Jayant M.Pinto1, Honglei Chen2, Nicholas Rowan3, Qu Tian4, Yaqun Yuan2. 1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.3Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.4National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA |
Abstract
Olfactory function is closely connected to a number of health outcomes in older adults. Indeed, decreased sense of smell has been linked to physical health (pneumonia, vascular disease, stroke, heart disease, and pneumonia. Some of these relationships could explain, in part, the strong association between olfaction and cognitive health (Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias [AD/ADRD]). This portion of the symposium will focus on identifying knowledge gaps in mechanisms that underlie these findings, discuss challenges in designing studies that increase our knowledge in this area, and develop strategies solving these barriers. Understanding how olfaction contributes to the quality and quantity of life among older adults will reveal insights into chemosensory physiology. We will discuss how this concept could be used to slow, mitigate, or reverse the devastating consequences of olfactory and improve the lives of millions of people worldwide.
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