Losing the ability to smell properly—a common sensory deficit as people age—may help predict or even contribute to the development of heart failure, new research suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a growing body of research investigating the role that poor olfaction—the sense of smell—may play in the health of aging adults. “We know that it’s a marker for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia,” said Dr. Honglei Chen, the study’s lead author and a professor in the department of Read More