Interfibio’s research related to a biosensor to identify osteoporosis in the news
As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact. Although early detection could help physicians intervene as soon as possible - when treatment might offer the greatest benefit - this type of detection is not yet possible with current osteoporosis diagnostic tests.
Now, Interfibio group in collaboration with researchers from several institutions report the development of a biosensor that could someday help identify those most at risk for osteoporosis using less than a drop of blood.
The device involves an electrode array to which DNA fragments for each SNP are attached. When lysed whole blood is applied to the array, any DNA matching the SNPs binds the sequences and is amplified with recombinase polymerase that incorporates ferrocene, a label that facilitates electrochemical detection. Using this platform, the researchers detected osteoporosis-associated SNPs in 15 human blood samples, confirming their results with other methods.
This development, published in ACS Central Science, has had a great repercussion in the news:
- Quick blood test might ID osteoporosis risk - Spanish study - Juta MedicalBrief
- New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis (news-medical.net)
- Forma rápida y barata de ver el riesgo de sufrir osteoporosis ' Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Amazings® / NCYT®)
- New, Quick Blood Test Helps Diagnose Osteoporosis Risk (medindia.net)
- Quick, Inexpensive Test Detects Osteoporosis Risk From Blood (medscape.com)
- Quick and cheap way to see the risk of osteoporosis - Time News
Update: September 1st, 2023
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