Nanopore sensors make breakthrough in monitoring health and disease

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Biosensor simultaneously measures metabolite biomarkers in bodily fluids

Home health diagnostics could soon become a lot more useful thanks to nanopores that allow direct measurement of multiple metabolites. This will let doctors monitor their patients’ health from blood, sweat and saliva, as well as keep an eye out for any new diseases developing.