In an article from an Indianapolis news station today, a small group of dogs in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state are learning how to detect a specific symptom of Parkinson's disease in hopes that they can help folks detect the disease in its earliest stages. "Early detection would provide an opportunity for doctors to add years, maybe decades of quality time to patients’ lives," according to the article.
To read the entire article, please visit:
http://www.wthr.com/article/dogs-train-to-sniff-out-parkinsons-disease
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