Saturday, October 24, 2015

This Woman Can Smell Whether You Have a Disease

A retired Scottish nurse claims to have detected her husband's Parkinson's disease when his smell changed… and when given a pile of worn t-shirts, she was able to detect which ones were worn by people with the disease. The idea might sound far-fetched, but it's actually been established that some diseases do have distinctive smells – which has made man's best friend even more useful.
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This Woman Can Smell Whether You Have a Disease

A retired Scottish nurse claims to have detected her husband's Parkinson's disease when his smell changed… and when given a pile of worn t-shirts, she was able to detect which ones were worn by people with the disease.

The idea might sound far-fetched, but it’s actually been established that some diseases do have distinctive smells – which has made man’s best friend even more useful.

Nicholas English
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