Science

April 14, 2025

Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s Disease Is Helping To Pave the Way for a Medical Breakthrough

Joy Milne, a 75-year-old Scottish woman born with an extraordinarily sensitive sense of smell, has the remarkable ability to detect Parkinson’s disease by scent. She’s now working with University of Manchester researcher Perdita Barran to develop a swab-based test for early detection, as part of a study funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Milne, a former nurse, first became aware of her extraordinary gift at just 6 years old.

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April 7, 2025

More People Are Being Prescribed To Go to Museums and Showing Positive Results Around the World

A museum visit can do wonders for you, even if you don't consider yourself an art connoisseur. After some institutions around the world have launched programs in which doctors prescribe a trip to the museum, mounting evidence shows that the benefits are real. In turn, this has prompted the creation of even more programs of this kind to help people treat many conditions, from anxiety to high blood pressure.

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March 29, 2025

Astronaut Scott Kelly Once Floated Around the ISS in a Gorilla Suit With Help From Brother Mark

Twins have a tendency of being pranksters—sharing the fun with their lifelong partner in crime. One time, these shenanigans reached as far as 250 miles above the Earth, when a gorilla was seen floating around the International Space Station. The stunt was devised by astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly, the only siblings—and identical twins— to have both flown in space.

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