{
  "id": 19689541,
  "title": "Smelling Parkinson's: From discovery to skin swab test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/smelling-parkinsons-from-discovery-to-skin-swab-test",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T18:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-parkinson-discovery-skin-swab.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A retired nurse who noticed that people with Parkinson's had a distinct odor inspired Manchester scientists to explore changes in molecules on the skin's surface. Using a simple skin swab, they can detect about 15,000 molecular features, approximately 10% of which consistently differ in abundance between people with and without Parkinson's.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}