Sniff test: How peanut butter could help identify COVID-19 carriers

By Cindy E. Harnett/Times Colonist
Yale University professor says simple sniff test might lead to early COVID-19 detection if loss of smell is an early symptom

Peanut butter and jam make for a great sandwich pairing, but they’re also key ingredients in some novel research-a sniff test to identify otherwise asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers. Dana Small, 48, a Victoria-born psychologist and neuroscientist who teaches psychology and psychiatry at Yale University, says if loss of smell is an early symptom of COVID-19, a test using simple ingredients found at home could lead to early detection.…

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April 26, 2020

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