{"id":63869,"date":"2025-06-10T02:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63869"},"modified":"2025-06-10T02:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:40:56","slug":"an-early-sign-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63869","title":{"rendered":"An early sign of\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-397-853x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-397-853x1024.png 853w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-397-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-397-768x922.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-397.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While memory loss is the most recognized symptom of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, new research suggests a subtler sign may appear first: the loss of smell. According to Professor Davangere Devanand of Columbia University, struggling to recognize familiar scents\u2014like your usual shower gel\u2014could signal early cognitive decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smell is deeply connected to memory. The brain regions responsible for scent recognition are often among the first affected in early Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a long-term study involving over 1,000 participants, researchers used a simple smell test to detect warning signs. Participants were asked to identify 12 common scents such as soap, smoke, rose, and leather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who scored below 8 out of 12 were significantly more likely to develop cognitive impairment over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This basic smell test, especially when combined with a short memory assessment, proved as effective as MRI scans and more complex evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also affordable, non-invasive, and could be used in routine doctor visits to flag early warning signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key scents to pay attention to include soap, gas, lilac, lemon, cherry, and menthol. If you consistently fail to recognize several\u2014particularly familiar ones\u2014it may be worth discussing with your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your shower might reveal more about your brain health than you realize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=63856\">ALSO READ&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While memory loss is the most recognized symptom of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, new research suggests a subtler sign may appear first: the loss of smell. According to Professor&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63871,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63869\/revisions\/63871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}