Woman whose exquisite sense of smell sniffed out Parkinson's in her husband inspires new diagnostics.
Scientists have harnessed the power of a woman's hyper-sensitive sense of smell to develop a test to determine whether people have Parkinso'’s disease.
Mrs Milne, dubbed 'the woman who can smell Parkinson's' described a "musky" aroma, different from his normal scent. There is currently no definitive test for Parkinson's disease, with diagnosis based on a patient's symptoms and medical history. In their preliminary work they asked Mrs Milne to smell t-shirts worn by people who have Parkinson’s and those who did not.
If successful, the test could potentially be used in the NHS so GPs can refer patients for Parkinson’s tests. "And I think most critically, it will allow them to have a confirmed diagnosis to actually know what's wrong with them."
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