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An international team of researchers has, in a new study, claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, does not infect human brain cells, raising hopes that Covid-related damage to sense of smell may be more superficial than previously feared. The study, published in the journal Cell, showed that the virus infects sustentacular cells -- associated with structural

An international team of researchers has, in a new study, claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, does not infect human brain cells, raising hopes that Covid-related damage to sense of smell may be more superficial than previously feared.

For the study, the team adapted a form of skull base surgery to remove tissue from the olfactory mucosa and bulb of Covid-19 patients within about an hour of their death.

Exclusive: study raises hopes that Covid-related damage to sense of smell may be more superficial than previously feared

PRO has designed an interactive gallery for a museum of Himalayan art that is meant to help people cope with "day-to-day challenges and emotional burdens".

As Tiffani Hutton recovered her sense of smell after COVID-19, she started to get whiffs of terrible odors. Each time, she asked her husband, Cartell, if he smelled anything, but he didn’t. So she checked expiration dates on their food, cleaned out the fridge and took out the garbage. She did it again and again. But the smells grew worse. Soon, Hutton, 29, a consultant from Dallas, realized the smells were triggered by some of her favorite things: coffee, chocolate, fresh fruit, cucumber, roa...