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by 000dry 2544 days ago
It is also possible to smell Parkinson's before its onset: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/03/21/parkinsons...
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Indeed, as mentioned in the article:

"A large array of promising diagnostic methods have been floated in recent years, from blood and eye tests, to a remarkable recent study suggesting a smell secreted by the skin could signal the presence of the disease."

>reminiscent of how a beaver smells

I think they drastically overestimate how many people know what a beaver smells like.