COVID-19-related smell loss

Posted by Robin on 30 January 2025 4 Comments

Now [Zara] Patel's team has tested a new treatment for long-term, COVID-19-related smell loss using injections of platelet-rich plasma derived from a patient's own blood. In a trial of 26 participants, those who received the treatment were 12.5 times more likely to improve than patients who received placebo injections. The study was published Dec. 12 in the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology.

— Read more in Nasal injections could treat long-term COVID-19-related smell loss at Stanford Medicine.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 29 January 2025 10 Comments

From Nippon Kodo, a Year of the Snake gift set: "...includes 6 sticks of precious aloeswood incense and a lovely ceramic holder, made by the “224 Porcelain” workshop of Hizen Yoshida in Ureshino, Saga prefecture. It has been produced following Arita Yaki ceramic techniques which are more than 400 years old", €24 at Tierra Zen in Spain.