Portable Device for Kidney Problems

Nano engineers at UCLA have developed a device that attaches to a smartphone for measuring albumin in urine which may indicate conditions related to diabetes and chronic kidney disease.  Fluorescent light compares a control sample with a given specimen and after the test, the associated app sends the data to a monitoring station.  The engineers suppose such an attachment would cost between $50 and $100.  MORE

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