Dogs can detect the odour of epileptic seizures in humans
Channel: Université de Rennes
Date: 2019-04-01

Since epileptic seizures originate from many causes, scientists thought that a unique detection marker could not exist for this particular disease. Thanks to trained shelter dogs, a scientific collaboration led by ethologists in Rennes (France) was able to demonstrate that such a marker exists: it is an odour emitted by the human body during epileptic seizures, possibly appearing minutes to hours before they occur. Scientific Reports (03.2019).