A new 'game-changing' test could detect heart attacks and cancer more quickly, experts say.
Researchers have built technology that can be used in home and general practitioner surgery.
Experts from Imperial College London said the test works by detecting signals in the body called biomarkers. Many tests are already using this technology in conditions such as
Covid.
It is also used for other non-communicable diseases such asprostate cancer.
But a new test called CrisprZyme can look for messengers (RNA) that help make proteins in body fluids such as urine and blood.
Current tests provide so many RNA copies that doctors struggle to see how many biomarkers are present.
However, the new test does not use the same amplification method - making the signal stronger and easier to read.
Senior Author Professor Molly Stevens Imperial Materials and FRS FREng of the Department of Biotechnology said: than currently available.
“Also, what sets it apart is that it tells us how many biomarkers are present. It is also useful for monitoring progress and response to treatment.
"Following further development and testing in the lab, this is a personalization where the treatment is more specifically tailored to the patient's needs." We hope it will help you get one step closer to medicine.”
What stands out about this new test is not just the initial detection, but also the progress over time, according to experts.
Writing in Nature Nanotechnology,medical officials said they were trying to make the system easier to use.
40} If rolled out, it could reduce waiting times for test results returned by primary care physicians.Also,NHS
experts at the University of Oxford previously revealed a diagnostic blood screening test.
}Experts say the technology is 95% more accurate and can detect tumors earlier, increasing the chances of survival.
AI is using to scan blood and detect abnormal molecules such as sugars and acids released by tumors. Look for combinations.
NHS patients in 300 trials, cancer nearly always found, experts say The evidence is strong and can identify all types.
His creator, Dr. James Larkin, said:
"People with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, or pain, and if you and your doctor are not exercising
"Some types are hard to detect, so we need a clear way to say, 'This could be cancer.'
70} "Our vision detects something before the patient knows it is a problem."