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Meet the Scottish woman who can smell Parkinson’s — people send her T-shirts hoping for a diagnosis
A Scottish woman can smell Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms appear. With her help, scientists are on the brink of ...
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Woman Smelled Parkinson’s On Her Husband Years Before His Diagnosis
Joy Milne with a condition called hyperosmia (an abnormally sensitive sense of smell), helped detect Parkinson's in her ...
The woman who could ‘smell’ Parkinson's revealed the ‘particular scent’ on her husband years before diagnosis
Joy Milne, a Scotswoman, possesses hyperosmia. This rare condition allows her to detect Parkinson's disease through smell.
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Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease Helping to Develop a Swab Test for Early Detection with Michael J. Fox's Foundation
Joy Milne first smelled the disease on her late husband, Les, 17 years before he was diagnosed with it Cara Lynn Shultz is a ...
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Woman’s Rare Ability to ‘Smell’ Parkinson's Disease Helps Scientists In a Way Like Never Before
Joy Milne first realized her remarkable ability when her husband started emitting a foul, musty odor. Now, it has become her ...
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Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease Helping to Develop a Swab Test for Early Detection with Michael J. Fox's Foundation
Former nurse Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease.