Developing a sensor for vitamin B12 deficiency
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 05:31
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.