Novel biomarkers can help detect illegal blood doping in athletes
Monday, July 18, 2016 - 21:31
in Health & Medicine
Increasing oxygen delivery to muscles can help athletes perform better and give them the edge needed to win elite competitions. This can be done through illegal 'blood doping': undergoing a blood transfusion for extra red blood cells to boosts oxygen levels. While some transfusions are identifiable with current testing methods, autologous blood transfusion (ABT) is not. A new report looks at novel biomarkers to identify potential new testing protocols for ABT.