“Elderly who distinctly smell roses, paint-thinner or lemons ‘have half the risk of dementia‘,” by Alexandra Thompson, Yahoo! News

 

 

Quote:

“Elderly people who really can smell the roses may have a lower risk of dementia, research suggests. Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), followed 1,800 people in their seventies for up to 10 years. They found those who retained good sensory function – including being able to identify the scent of roses, paint-thinner and lemons – were up to half as likely to develop the memory-robbing disease.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

The smell test for Alzheimer’s.