Woman’s Bizarre Talent Helps Doctors Diagnose Neurological Disorder

Odd Question

Joy attended a lecture at the university by Dr. Tilo Kunath, whose work had to do with Parkinson's and stem cell biology. "During the patient engagement portion of the talk, she asked me if Parkinson's had a smell to it," Kunath said. He didn't know how to answer her, having never considered it before—but he couldn't seem to get the idea out of his head.

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