Two trained dogs learned to detect Parkinson’s disease by sniffing scent samples from human skin. They were part of a study aiming to improve early diagnosis of the condition. Bumper and Peanut ...

A new study has revealed promising progress in developing a non-invasive sampling method to detect early signs of Parkinson's disease—up to seven years before motor symptoms appear—by analyzing the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The dogs showed high sensitivity and specificity between samples of patients with Parkinson’s disease and ...

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have an odor that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study has shown. The research, in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and ...

That said, however, a team of scientists at Kings College London believe they've uncovered one rather common indicator of Parkinson's, which they say can emerge during very early stages.

Parkinson’s — which can cause tremors, slow movement and stiffness — is believed to affect 1 in every 336 Americans.