proteins

Sweat based non-invasive point of health diagnosis technology

New Delhi: Our body fluid such as sweat contains biologically relevant markers such as ions, heavy metals, metabolites, and proteins and some of them are diffused from the bloodstream which can reflect health status at a chemical level. Therefore, sweat represents a relevant bio-fluid for continuous non-invasive monitoring of physiological health status or in clinical conditions. Indian researchers have developed a new device that can generate sweat at resting and detect markers and transmit through a mobile phone. This sweat based non-invasive point of health diagnosis technology would be an alternative to blood based invasive diagnosis. The study has been…
Read More
Fight against TB to get a shot in the arm

Fight against TB to get a shot in the arm

New Delhi (India Science Wire): The fight against Tuberculosis (TB) could be in for a major boost, with a team of researchers drawn from several Indian institutions developing a new diagnostic technique that promises to be easier, better and more affordable. TB is caused by a microorganism named Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a worldwide disease with over 10 million active cases and two million deaths every year. It occurs in two forms: pulmonary TB (PTB) which affects the lungs and extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) that can affect any parts of the body other than the lungs. A major problem with TB…
Read More