July 31 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a method to test the chemical composition of sweat to detect cystic fibrosis in screen-positive infants. Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is an incurable genetic ...
WASHINGTON — Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and ...
The test measures chloride levels in sweat. High levels indicate a possible diagnosis of CF. Chloride is an electrolyte essential for maintaining fluid balance and crucial for regulating salt and ...
Purpose: In children there is frequently a reason to exclude cystic fibrosis. Sweat testing is used for this. Because sweat testing has some disadvantages we investigated whether analyzing DNA for the ...
WASHINGTON --Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and ...
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