Developing a Sensor for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 09:31
in Health & Medicine
University of Adelaide researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood - a first step towards a low-cost, portable, broadscale vitamin B12 deficiency test. Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.