Developing a sensor for vitamin B12 deficiency

A world-first optical sensor has been developed that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – a first step towards a low-cost, portable, broadscale vitamin B12 deficiency test. Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer ' s disease.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 17, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news