In the first paper, two dogs trained to distinguish sebum swabs from people with and without Parkinson's disease demonstrated ...

Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with ...

Research shows promising results for a weekly injectable Parkinson's treatment that maintains consistent medication levels, ...

Dogs have been successfully trained to sniff out Parkinson’s disease in samples of oil taken from human skin. Researchers at ...

In A Nutshell Two trained dogs detected Parkinson’s disease with up to 80% sensitivity and 98% specificity by sniffing skin swabs. Parkinson’s patients produce sebum (skin oil) with a unique scent ...

A new study has revealed promising progress in developing a non-invasive sampling method to detect early signs of Parkinson's ...

Trained detection dogs can identify Parkinson’s disease (PD) with remarkable accuracy by sniffing skin swabs, according to a new study.

This smell has been reported before by people with hyper-sensitive noses, including a woman named Joy Milne who inspired this ...

Treatment with ambroxol for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease dementia was safe, but its efficacy was undetermined in a small ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a ...