A Quick, Cheap, Accurate Test for Gluten Intolerance
Date: 11.6.2012
Celiac disease affects millions of people worldwide, but many sufferers are not aware they have the condition or may have been misdiagnosed with other illnesses. A pioneering new test developed with EU-funding should soon be available in hospitals, offering an accurate, quick, cost-effective diagnosis and monitoring solution.
Current testing procedures are costly, invasive and complicated, and in some European countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, and in developing countries there simply aren't the facilities to test for it.
The team then plan to present a prototype integrated Celiac disease testing solution at MEDICA 2012, the world's biggest medical trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, in November. They are also carrying out workshops for doctors and are involved in efforts to raise awareness about Celiac disease across Europe.
