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Is it a superpower? Woman's nose detected a disease 12 years before doctors could. Know the science behind it
Joy Milne, a retired nurse from Scotland, discovered she could detect Parkinson’s disease by smell after noticing a musky ...
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Woman with rare ‘superpower’ who smelled husband’s disease 12 years early is now helping scientists develop test
A woman who was able to 'smell' her husband's disease 12 years before it developed is helping scientists develop new ways to ...
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Meet the Scottish woman who can smell Parkinson’s — people send her T-shirts hoping for a diagnosis
That’s an everyday reality for Joy Milne, a Scottish woman who claims she can sniff out the condition’s telltale scent long before the symptoms appear. The 75-year-old former nurse told The ...
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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 Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease and is working with ...
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Woman’s Rare Ability to ‘Smell’ Parkinson's Disease Helps Scientists In a Way Like Never Before
A few years after marrying her husband Les, Joy Milne noticed an unusual whiff coming from his body. The oddly “musty” odor was being emitted by his shoulders and from the back of his neck.
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She Can Smell Parkinson’s—Now Scientists Are Turning It Into a Skin Swab
Joy Milne knew something was wrong with her husband long before doctors did. It started with a change in his scent—a musky, waxy odor she couldn’t place. Seventeen years later, when Les was ...