BBC NEWS ONLINE: Scientists sniff out Parkinson's disease smell

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Scientists are close to establishing what causes a smell associated with sufferers of Parkinson's disease.

They hope it could lead to the first diagnostic test for the disease.

A team from Manchester has found distinctive molecules that seem to be concentrated on the skin of Parkinson's patients.

One in 500 people in the UK has Parkinson's - that is 127,000 across Britain.

Period	18 Dec 2017

Title	Scientists sniff out Parkinson's disease smell
Media name/outlet	BBC News Online
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	18/12/17
Description	Scientists are close to establishing what causes a smell associated with sufferers of Parkinson's disease. They hope it could lead to the first diagnostic test for the disease. The breakthrough came after Joy Milne astonished doctors with her ability to detect the disease through smell under scientific conditions. A team from Manchester has found distinctive molecules that seem to be concentrated on the skin of Parkinson's patients. One in 500 people in the UK has Parkinson's - that is 127,000 across Britain.
URL	www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42252411
Persons	Perdita Barran