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Trained Dogs Detect Parkinson's with Over 80% Accuracy

4/2/2026

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Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Manchester trained dogs Bumper and Peanut to detect Parkinson's disease by smell in a double-blind trial.
Bumper identified Parkinson's in 70% of cases and Peanut 80%, with both over 90% accurate at ruling out healthy individuals.
Nicola Rooney, the study leader, says this method could provide a quick, non-invasive Parkinson's test.
The study's results were published in The Journal of Parkinson's Disease.

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Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Manchester trained dogs Bumper and Peanut to detect Parkinson's disease by smell in a double-blind trial.
Bumper identified Parkinson's in 70% of cases and Peanut 80%, with both over 90% accurate at ruling out healthy individuals.
Nicola Rooney, the study leader, says this method could provide a quick, non-invasive Parkinson's test.
The study's results were published in The Journal of Parkinson's Disease.