Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Managing heart failure can be challenging as patients typically need to wait for blood tests to be performed and processed by a skilled technician. This creates a noticeable lag between the presentation of symptoms and a prognosis of their condition. This new, portable device would allow patients to assess their status at home in real time, using only their saliva.
“Development of a microfluidic electrochemical biosensor for heart failure biomarkers in saliva”
Presented at ACS Fall 2024 on Aug. 19, 2024
Presenter: Trey Pittman
Principal investigator: Charles Henry, Ph.D.
Saliva test gives heart failure prognosis on demand | Headline Science
To read an ACS press release about this research, go to acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/august/improving-access-to-heart-failure-screening-with-saliva.html
Video credits:
Written and edited by Vangie Koonce
Produced by Vangie Koonce and Kerri Jansen
Narrated by Allison Tau
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff
Sarah Michaud contributed research for this video.
Research videos from Trey W. Pittman and Amanda Cherwin
Additional images: Shutterstock and “Protein LGALS3 PDB 1a3k” by Emw on Wikimedia Commons
Music: “Impressive” by Mimmi Bangoura from Epidemic Sound
Sound Effects: Soundsnap
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Managing heart failure can be challenging as patients typically need to wait for blood tests to be performed and processed by a skilled technician. This creates a noticeable lag between the presentation of symptoms and a prognosis of their condition. This new, portable device would allow patients to assess their status at home in real time, using only their saliva.
“Development of a microfluidic electrochemical biosensor for heart failure biomarkers in saliva”
Presented at ACS Fall 2024 on Aug. 19, 2024
Presenter: Trey Pittman
Principal investigator: Charles Henry, Ph.D.
Saliva test gives heart failure prognosis on demand | Headline Science
To read an ACS press release about this research, go to acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/august/improving-access-to-heart-failure-screening-with-saliva.html
Video credits:
Written and edited by Vangie Koonce
Produced by Vangie Koonce and Kerri Jansen
Narrated by Allison Tau
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff
Sarah Michaud contributed research for this video.
Research videos from Trey W. Pittman and Amanda Cherwin
Additional images: Shutterstock and “Protein LGALS3 PDB 1a3k” by Emw on Wikimedia Commons
Music: “Impressive” by Mimmi Bangoura from Epidemic Sound
Sound Effects: Soundsnap
More from Headline Science: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLG7h7fPoH8JRH8bEJdgnwZnyA5N-9UaE
Produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS), one of the world’s largest scientific societies. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences.
Join the #AmericanChemicalSociety! bit.ly/Join_ACS
#science #electrochemistry #heart #failure
