A 3-minute test for a Parkinson’s diagnosis

This is a breakthrough, breaking news episode featuring Professor Perdita Barran, University of Manchester and Joy Milne, the woman who can smell Parkinson’s. Today. their latest research paper was published at 12:01am (BST) September 7, 2022. This research has led to a three-minute non-invasive test to determine a positive or negative Parkinson’s diagnosis. Clinical Research will begin within two years at University of Manchester and has the potential to be approved as a diagnostic tool for neurologists before the end of the decade.

LISTEN TO JOY MILNE in previous episodes June 05, 2019 The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s | World Parkinson Congress | Kyoto October 20, 2019 The Smell of Parkinson’s

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