Parkinson's

New Test Can Diagnose Incurable Disease Before Symptoms Appear

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London, UK – A groundbreaking diagnostic tool utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) has been developed by researchers from University College London and the University Medical Center Goettingen in Germany. The tool has the potential to detect Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms manifest, according to a report on Fox News. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study focused on 72 patients diagnosed with idiopathic rapid eye movement behavior disorder (iRBD), a condition known …

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Bizarre talent: Woman can smell if people have Parkinson’s disease

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A woman’s hyper-sensitive sense of smell has been harnessed by scientists to develop a test that can diagnose Parkinson’s disease. The test has been in development for years since academics discovered Joy Milne could smell the condition. This 72-year-old woman from Perth, Scotland, has a rare condition that enhances her sense of smell. A different odor developed in her late husband, Les, when he was 33 – 12 years before he was diagnosed with the …

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