A New study of mice suggests it may be possible to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease from the odor signature of urine. While there is still a lot of work to do, the researchers hope the findings will lead to a non-invasive urine test that spots the destructive brain disease before it has had time to do much damage.
The team - including members from the Monell Chemical Sense Center in Philadelphia, PA, and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - describes the findings in the journal Scientific Reports.
