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Smells Like Health

It was a quiet night, and Dorrie Nuttall was fast asleep.

Who was fast asleep? Dorrie Nuttall was fast asleep.

Her seven-year-old son was sleeping next to her hooked up to a machine, which was supposed to alert her if his glucose levels were too low.

Who was sleeping next to her? Her seven-year-old son was sleeping next to her. What was the machine supposed to do? The machine was supposed to alert her if his glucose levels were too low.

The alert never came.

Did the alert ever come? No, the alert never came.

Not from the machine, anyway.

Did it come from the machine? No, it didn’t come from the machine.

Jedi, Luke’s adorable diabetes-sniffing dog, started jumping on and off the bed.

Who is Jedi? Jedi is Luke’s adorable diabetes-sniffing dog. Did Jedi start jumping on and off the bed? Yes, Jedi started jumping on and off the bed.

Nuttall didn’t wake up, so Jedi took it up a notch.

Did Nuttall wake up? No, Nuttall didn’t wake up. What did Jedi do? Jedi took it up a notch.

He laid on top of Nuttall.

Where did he lay? He laid on top of Nuttall.

She woke up and checked Luke’s monitor.

What did she check? She checked Luke’s monitor.

His levels seemed to be fine, but Jedi was insistent, Nuttall pricked his finger and tested the blood.

Did his levels seem to be fine? Yes, his levels seemed to be fine. Who was insistent? Jedi was insistent. What did Nuttall test? Nuttall tested the blood.

His glucose was dangerously low – less than half of what was displayed on the machine’s monitor.

What was dangerously low? His glucose was dangerously low. Was it half of what was displayed on the machine’s monitor? No, it was not half of what was displayed on the machine’s monitor. It was less than half of what was displayed on the machine’s monitor.

Nuttall gave her son a glucose tablet and watched nervously as his levels stabilized.

What did Nuttall give her son? Nuttall gave her son a glucose tablet. Did his levels stabilize? Yes, his levels stabilized.

Her dog had just saved her son’s life.

What had her dog just done? Her dog had just saved her son’s life.

Jedi isn’t the only four-legged hero sniffing out danger.

Is Jedi the only four-legged hero sniffing out danger? No, Jedi isn’t the only four-legged hero sniffing out danger.

Dogs are being trained to identify early warning signs for many diseases.

What are dogs being trained to identify? Dogs are being trained to identify early warning signs for many diseases.

And even untrained dogs are making a difference.

Are untrained dogs making a difference? Yes, even untrained dogs are making a difference.

In 2008, Maureen Burns noticed that her dog, Max, seemed depressed.

When did Burns notice that her dog seemed depressed? In 2008, Burns noticed that her dog seemed depressed.

He was getting old, so Burns prepared for the worst, but it wasn’t Max who was in danger.

Was Max young? No, Max was not young. Max was getting old. Was Max in danger? No, it wasn’t Max who was in danger.

She began noticing that Max sometimes sniffed her breast.

What did Max sometimes sniff? Max sometimes sniffed her breast.

Then one day, when Max was looking at her strangely, she just knew it was cancer.

What did she know when Max was looking at her strangely? When Max was looking at her strangely, she just knew it was cancer.

Sure enough, she went to the hospital where the doctors discovered a cancerous breast tumor.

Where did she go? She went to the hospital. What did the doctors discover?

The doctors discovered a cancerous breast tumor.

When it was removed, Max’s behavior changed immediately.

Did Max’s behavior change slowly over time? No, Max’s behavior did not change slowly over time. Max’s behavior changed immediately.

He was once again his happy-go-lucky self.

Was he once again his happy-go-lucky self? Yes, he was once again his happy-go-lucky self.

Burns credits him with saving her life.

What does Burns credit him with? Burns credits him with saving her life.

Canines have incredibly powerful noses, but some humans can smell diseases too.

What do canines have? Canines have incredibly powerful noses. Can some humans smell diseases too? Yes, some humans can smell diseases too.

Joy Milne is a former nurse who can smell Parkinson’s disease.

Who is a former nurse? Joy Milne is a former nurse. What can she smell? She can smell Parkinson’s disease.

Six years before her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Milne noticed a slight change in his scent.

When did Milne notice a slight change in her husband’s scent? Six years before her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Milne noticed a slight change in his scent.

She couldn’t quite place the new odor and told her husband that his hygiene was lacking.

Could she place the new odor? No, she couldn’t place the new odor. What did she tell her husband? She told her husband that his hygiene was lacking.

It wasn’t until she met a group of people with the same odor at a Parkinson’s support group meeting that she put two and two together.

Where did she smell the same odor? She smelled the same odor at a Parkinson’s support group meeting. What did she put together? She put two and two together.

There is no currently definitive test for Parkinson’s disease.

Is there currently a definitive test for Parkinson’s disease? No, there is currently no definitive test for Parkinson’s disease.

And unfortunately, symptoms tend to show after it is too late.

When do symptoms tend to show? Symptoms tend to show after it is too late.

When researchers heard that Milne had detected the disease in her husband years before he had been diagnosed, they were intrigued.

Why were researchers intrigued? Researchers were intrigued because Milne had detected the disease in her husband years before he had been diagnosed.

They tested her ability to smell Parkinson’s, and the results were incredible.

What did they test? They tested her ability to smell Parkinson’s. Were the results incredible? Yes, the results were incredible.

She was consistently able to identify patients with the disease.

What was she able to identify? She was able to identify patients with the disease.

With Milne’s help, the researchers isolated ten molecules that are found in people with Parkinson’s disease.

How many molecules did the researchers isolate? The researchers isolated ten molecules.

The hope is that these molecules will lead to a test that diagnoses the disease earlier.

Is the hope that these molecules will lead to a test that identifies the disease earlier? Yes, the hope is that these molecules will lead to a test that identifies the disease earlier.

These molecules could even be used to train dogs to smell it in patients.

What could be used to train dogs to smell it in patients? These molecules could be used to train dogs to smell it in patients.