A new wristwatch-like sweat sensor can track cytokine levels in passive sweat.
Photo by Kai-Chun Lin
April 16 (UPI) Scientists have unveiled a new sweat sensor that can anticipate a looming cytokine storm and provide warning to doctors and patients.
Cytokine storms feature a surge of pro-inflammatory immune proteins. They can be triggered by a variety of infections, including COVID-19 and the flu. Studies have linked cytokine storms with more severe COVID-19 infections.
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Developers are scheduled to present the new wristwatch-like device Friday at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society. The presentation will be streamed online at 5:15 p.m. EDT.
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The phenomenon happens when chemicals in the bloodstream, called cytokines, multiply rapidly and run out of control.
These small chemicals are designed to restrict and control the immune system and when they go awry it can lead to inflammation and organ damage.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors recognised that patients who developed a cytokine storm were often the sickest and at highest risk of dying.
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A device the size of a watch can analyse sweat and spot signs of an impending, and deadly, cytokine storm that is caused by Covid-19 and other infections
A cytokine storm happens when cytokines in the body rampage through the bloodstream, causing the creation of other immune cells, leading to organ damage
By Nancy Lapid
April 16 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
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