Scottish Woman’s Super-Smeller Ability Leads To Breakthrough Parkinson’s Test
Joy Milne from Scotland discovered she could “smell” Parkinson’s disease on her husband Les twelve years before his diagnosis. Parkinson’s causes slow movement, stiff muscles, and shaking, but currently has no definitive test—diagnosis relies on symptoms and exams. Joy noticed a unique musky odor on Les in 1982, before his 32nd birthday. After his diagnosis,…