About 795,000 Americans of stroke patients every year, a rapid response diagnostic tests will soon be able to come in handy. From the Institute for animal health, Cornell University scientists have created a stroke diagnosis system, which means faster diagnosis than current tests. Paul Frank iPad Mini Case Paul Frank iPad Mini Case
Researchers say, just a drop of blood, in less than 10 minutes the system will be able to diagnose patients with stroke within the time, and now rely on CT scan, blood tests and other methods can take up to 4 hours to get results. If counted by minutes, patients spend $ 34 billion a year, this new device can completely transform a patient's life.
It is obvious that modern medical trend is smaller, simpler and faster. The study's lead author Roy Cohen said: "three-fourths of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke (cerebral blood vessels blockage), in this case, time is of the essence. Even with a very good drug, also take 3-4 hours to take effect. Until the symptom was found, taken to the hospital, lying in the emergency room, patients simply do not have much time to absorb drugs. "
He said that more rapid diagnosis could reduce the number of patients with ischemic stroke, because the disease is one of the leading cause of long-term disability. In the United States, every 4 minutes, 1 person dies from a stroke. Even survive, can also occur in patients with chronic fatigue and vision problems, and so on.
When a stroke occurs when this new diagnostic system to detect biomarkers in the blood, and these molecules are converted into light. When these biological markers in the patient's blood is concentrated in time, just need to test whether the light is able to diagnose a stroke.
In recent years, micro received a lot of advances in medicine, such as AIDS and cancer the finger test, and so on, but the accuracy of these provided there is still mistrust. Recently, the Silicon Valley lab promised him a drop of blood in diagnosis of a myriad of health problems within a few hours, results it was found that its functions have been exaggerated, it also makes the rapid diagnostic test accuracy is more and more doubt.
A new study also showed that the content of each drop of blood can be very different, this results is more doubt whether this new model really so magical. Studies have found that only an adult taking more than 5 times or more in order to achieve accurate results.
Carried out by researchers at Cornell University study shows that this technique can be used to test humans and animals of the deep state, from heart disease to traumatic brain injury, and so on. Roy Cohen is now looking for strong evidence proved the critics wrong.
It is understood that the researchers plan to a private company to help develop clinical trials for stroke detection technology, and finally apply it to hospitals.
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