{"id":4592,"date":"2016-01-27T13:42:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2016-02-05T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T21:17:06","slug":"monitoring-biomarkers-in-real-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/monitoring-biomarkers-in-real-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring biomarkers in real-time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4593\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sweat-Sensor-2-935x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4593\" class=\"wp-image-4593 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sweat-Sensor-2-935x1024-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"The perspiration analysis system is able to be attached to various body parts, including the head and arms, while simultaneously measuring and analysing skin temperature, the metabolites and electrolytes in human sweat. (Image credit: Der-Hsien Lien and Hiroki Ota)\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The perspiration analysis system is able to be attached to various body parts, including the head and arms, while simultaneously measuring and analysing skin temperature, the metabolites and electrolytes in human sweat. (Image credit: Der-Hsien Lien and Hiroki Ota)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wearable sensors which measure levels of molecules in a patient\u2019s sweat are now able to provide real-time information on an individual\u2019s physiology and health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweat contains much information in the form of metabolites such as glucose, and electrolytes such as sodium, which could be used to help diagnose diseases or identify drug use. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The developers of the technology believe that besides monitoring a person\u2019s health, the platform could be useful in clinical studies by identifying biomarkers in sweat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nature.com\/articles\/doi:10.1038\/nature16521\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in\u00a0<em>Nature\u00a0<\/em>on <strong>January 27<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ali Javey, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wearable sensors which measure levels of molecules in a patient\u2019s sweat are now able to provide real-time information on an individual\u2019s physiology and health. Sweat contains much information in the form of metabolites such as glucose, and electrolytes such as sodium, which could be used to help diagnose diseases or identify drug use. 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