Sexy ladies, beware! Too much
of perfume may mean depression for you.
Researchers have carried out
a study and found that women who wear strong perfume are clinically depressed as
they gradually become insensitive to smell.

"Our scientific findings suggest that women who are
depressed are also losing their sense of smell, and may overcompensate by using
more perfume," lead researcher Prof Yehuda Shoenfeld of Tel Aviv University was
quoted as saying.

According to the researchers, certain diseases
cause the body to attack the olfactory system which in turn governs the ability
to detect smells.

"This means an impaired sense of smell could be a
pointer to other serious conditions."

Prof Shoenfeld has suggested
that depression could have a biological cause rather than a psychological
disorder.

"We also believe that depression has biological roots and
may be an immune system response to certain physiological cues."

In
fact, the team looked at the links between depression and autoimmune conditions
such as lupus, arthritis and rheumatism before coming to the conclusion.

Via Times of India