The ultimate goal is a skin-swab test that could spot Parkinson’s years before symptoms appear. Early trials, funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, show 96.7% accuracy—far better than the 50% ...

Joy Milne with a condition called hyperosmia (an abnormally sensitive sense of smell), helped detect Parkinson's in her ...

Joy Milne, a Scotswoman, possesses hyperosmia. This rare condition allows her to detect Parkinson's disease through smell.

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Joy Milne first realized her remarkable ability when her husband started emitting a foul, musty odor. Now, it has become her superpower.

Joy Milne claims to have first smelled Parkinson's disease on her late husband, Les, 17 years before he was diagnosed with it. The former nurse, 75, told UK-based newspaper The Telegraph that each ...

Former nurse Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease.

Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease and is working with University of Manchester researcher Perdita Barran on developing a swab test for early detection Milne smelled the disease on her late ...

Fox Foundation. Joy Milne, a former nurse, claims that illnesses all smelled different to her. “I would know if someone’s diabetes was going off," she told UK-based newspaper The Telegraph.