Post by miamianne67 on Sept 4, 2019 12:18:18 GMT
Just saw a fascinating story about a Scottish nurse married to a doctor. Several years after they married she noticed an
"unpleasant and musky smell" which could not be washed away. Only she noticed it. A few years later he was diagnosed with Parkinsons. They began attending support group meetings and she was overwhelmed with the smell. The University of Manchester became involved and in tests she had 100% accuracy including spotting cases that were diagnosed later. Just by sniffing tee shirts that had been worn once. Further research going on in GB.
I then thought about Miniature Schnauzers (which I have rescued, owned and loved most of my life). Some have been trained to smell melanomas. Google it, you'll see. Other dogs and other cancers, too.
On a different tangent, it has been shown that often people who lose their ability to smell as they aged, may be destined for Alzheimers.
There is already work being done on diagnosing mice with Alzheimers based upon the smell of their urine. SO it can work both ways. These tests are still in the "proof of concept stage".
What potential this may have in diagnostics....how it can be used by labs.....disturbs and excites me. The idea of any animal or nurse......confined in a lab and smelling tissue samples is horrible, but if people and dogs can do it, why cannot a testing device be developed? SO far, for example actual dogs are used to sniff out explosives, etc etc. Seems to me the company that can put this skill in a bottle first, so to speak, could be worth investing in. Medicine marches on in the strangest ways. Miami
"unpleasant and musky smell" which could not be washed away. Only she noticed it. A few years later he was diagnosed with Parkinsons. They began attending support group meetings and she was overwhelmed with the smell. The University of Manchester became involved and in tests she had 100% accuracy including spotting cases that were diagnosed later. Just by sniffing tee shirts that had been worn once. Further research going on in GB.
I then thought about Miniature Schnauzers (which I have rescued, owned and loved most of my life). Some have been trained to smell melanomas. Google it, you'll see. Other dogs and other cancers, too.
On a different tangent, it has been shown that often people who lose their ability to smell as they aged, may be destined for Alzheimers.
There is already work being done on diagnosing mice with Alzheimers based upon the smell of their urine. SO it can work both ways. These tests are still in the "proof of concept stage".
What potential this may have in diagnostics....how it can be used by labs.....disturbs and excites me. The idea of any animal or nurse......confined in a lab and smelling tissue samples is horrible, but if people and dogs can do it, why cannot a testing device be developed? SO far, for example actual dogs are used to sniff out explosives, etc etc. Seems to me the company that can put this skill in a bottle first, so to speak, could be worth investing in. Medicine marches on in the strangest ways. Miami