New Test Makes Cheating With Drugs In Sports Easier To Detect

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 09:22 in Physics & Chemistry

A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The test is more sensitive compared to previous alternatives, more capable of revealing specific suspicious chemical in the body, faster to perform, and could be run on standard drug-screening laboratory equipment.

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