New test detects compounds and their concentrations for disease diagnostics, and environmental monitoring. Researchers at Harvard University and other institutions have developed a fast and cost-effective method to test liquids for a ubiquitous family of chemical compounds known as amphiphiles, which are used to detect diseases such as early-stage tuberculosis and cancer as well as toxins in drugs, food,...
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A new, gel-based wearable can catch infections before the naked eye can
By Maddie Bender Nov. 19, 2021 A team of researchers has designed a wearable sensor that, in preliminary testing, identified infections in open wounds before they looked any different than uninfected wounds. COURTESY ZE XIONG Ateam of researchers has designed a wearable sensor that, in preliminary testing, identified infections in open wounds before they looked...