Interviewing Red Blood Cells- New Test To Detect Blood Diseases With Sound Waves
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 16:20
in Health & Medicine
The shape of red blood cells is often used as an indicator of malaria and other diseases. When you get a blood test, physicians often use a microscope to analyze your red blood cells by eye, a task that is arduous and prone to human error. In a recent study published in the Biophysical Journal, scientists have now developed a new biophysical instrument to diagnose blood diseases with greater accuracy and speed. Much like a physician interviewing a patient, this new technology uses a pulsing laser beam to induce red blood cells to “talk” about their physical conditions through the emission of high-frequency sound waves. read more