Low-Cost, Speedy Liver Test in Development, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Reveals

9/20/2012 8:15:48 AM

A new test could provide a simple, inexpensive and reliable way to check for liver damage, researchers report. They said the postage-stamp-sized paper-based device shows promise for use in developing countries and as a way to reduce health care costs in the United States. The test was developed by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and Diagnostics for All, a nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass., dedicated to improving the health of people in developing nations.

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