Wednesday 7 September 2022 12:05 AM That's breathtaking! Meet the woman who sniffed out her husband's Parkinson's trends now
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Scientists have developed a test for Parkinson’s disease thanks to a grandmother’s super sense of smell.
Joy Milne, 72, was able to sniff out Parkinson’s in her husband 12 years before he was diagnosed, because the way he smelled changed.
She has been a major asset to scientists, as a ‘super-smeller’, who can diagnose strangers who have the disease simply by sniffing T-shirts they have been wearing.
It was her incredible nose which discovered that the telltale scent of Parkinson’s comes most strongly not from sweaty armpits but from the back of people’s necks and between their shoulder blades.
This revealed that sebum – an oily substance secreted from pores in the skin – contained ten compounds linked to Parkinson’s.
Joy Milne, 72, was able to sniff out Parkinson’s in her husband 12 years before he was diagnosed, because the way he smelled changed. She is pictured above with late husband Les
Now, after further research, scientists have identified 500
