Differences in the chemicals people's bodies produce - which some people can even smell - may help detect the disease much ...

Learn how an oily substance found in earwax has become a critical resource to detect Parkinson's disease.

Chinese researchers have developed a test that analyzes earwax to detect Parkinson's disease with 94.4% accuracy. Researchers ...

Using an innovative diagnostic method that could transform early detection, scientists at Zhejiang University achieved a ...

Imagine diagnosing Parkinson s disease not with pricey scans or subjective checklists, but with a simple ear swab. Scientists ...

Most treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) only slow disease progression. Early intervention for the neurological disease ...

It’s one of those bodily substances most of us prefer not to think about. Earwax, that sticky, sometimes smelly stuff you clean out of your ears, seems like nothing more than an annoyance.

From Alzheimer's to cancer, earwax can contain valuable indicators to a person's health. Now scientists are analysing its chemistry in the hope of finding new ways of diagnosing diseases.

When it comes to earwax removal, you're probably familiar with what not to do. (Your mom's old warning about never putting anything smaller than your elbow in your ear might come to mind!) ...

Ear drops with hydrogen peroxide may be a safe, cost-effective, and easy-to-use treatment to help remove earwax buildup at home. Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in liquid ear drops ...

Human earwax, whether removed by a curious finger or an ill-advised cotton swab, is usually tossed in the nearest garbage shortly after its removal. But this sticky substance can hang on to clues ...