The woman who can smell Parkinson's disease

The woman who can smell Parkinson's disease

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Health Sciences, Biology

11th Grade - University

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Joy Milne, a woman from Scotland, has a unique ability to smell Parkinson's disease. She first noticed this scent on her husband years before his diagnosis. Her ability was later validated through scientific experiments, where she identified the disease by smell before clinical diagnosis. Joy's mission is to help scientists develop early detection methods for Parkinson's, potentially reducing the damage caused by late diagnosis.

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Who is Joy Milne and what unique ability does she have?

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What did Joy Milne first notice about her late husband Les Milne?

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How did Joy Milne realize that the smell she detected was related to Parkinson's disease?

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What was the outcome of the controlled experiment set up by researchers involving Joy's sense of smell?

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What is Joy Milne's mission regarding the detection of Parkinson's disease?

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