Here’s what you should know:
1. A.G. Unil Perera, PhD, of Atlanta-based Georgia State University, and colleagues used an attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscope to examine the blood of colitis-infected mice. They found nine absorption peaks that indicated the presence of ulcerative colitis in blood samples.
2. Researchers believe the test proves an alternative to colonoscopy could be developed using the technology.
3. The test could be appealing to patients because of its minimally invasive nature.
4. Researchers continue to develop the test.
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