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by jamestimmins
857 days ago
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According this 2022 piece from the University of Manchester, it seems there have been some notable updates on the research. By using mass spectrometry, a technique that measures the weight of molecules, they have found that there are distinctive Parkinson’s markers in sebum – an oily substance secreted from the skin. This breakthrough has led them to develop a non-invasive swab test that can, in conjunction with the onset of early Parkinson’s symptoms, identify Parkinson’s disease with around a 95% accuracy. What’s even more astounding is the speed with which the test can return a result; around 3 minutes under lab conditions. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/a-nose-to-diagnos... |
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I was reading along and thinking to myself "why aren't we taking these tee-shirts to a mass spectrometer?!" I figured maybe mass spectroscopy wasn't quite the end all be all tool I was imagining.
Since she could also smell TB, Alzheimer's, cancer, and diabetes it seems like those should be (especially cancer since dogs can smell some of that too) the next high value targets to determine the relevant smells.