Is Smell An Accurate Medical Diagnostic Tool?

"In 2015, Joy Milne made waves when it was revealed that she had an amazing talent - she could smell Parkinson's Disease. And now she's helping develop tests that could diagnose Parkinson's long before symptoms begin to show."

Click on the link below for a fascinating video presenting a case study and follow-up research supporting the idea of using smell as a diagnostic tool:

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The Latest On Parkinson's Disease

"This book is an engaging detective story with edge-of-the-seat excitement that keeps the reader eager to learn what the scientists are going to discover in the next chapter. It’s a good way to learn about a devastating disease that may someday affect you or your family. And it’s a good way to learn how scientific research works, how it progresses by fits and starts, through serendipity and error as well as through well-designed studies. Highly recommended."

Parkinson’s Disease: A Detective Story