Parkinson's Disease Can Now Be Detected Through the Skin (opens in new tab)

(wsj.com)

18 pointsjspann2y ago4 comments

4 comments

bookofjoe2y ago

https://archive.ph/wip/5VZgl

https://www.wsj.com/health/parkinsons-disease-can-now-be-det...

Havoc2y ago

What’s the easiest test available to the man on the street?

melling2y ago

“The test accurately detected the abnormal alpha-synuclein protein in 93% of people who had already been diagnosed by their symptoms with Parkinson’s”

blamestross2y ago

Nifty very sensitive, but my sticky note that says "positive" is accurate 100% of the time when placed on people who have already been diagnosed with Parkinson's.

What's the specificity?

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