NSF highlights UC's promising stress research
The National Science Foundation's Science360 highlighted groundbreaking research by the University of Cincinnati that could lead to simple at-home tests to measure your stress level.
UC engineering professor Andrew Steckl has come up with a simple test that uses ultraviolet light to identify stress hormones.
Stress is a contributing factor for a number of health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Understanding what's going on in your body could help patients, especially those with chronic conditions, know when to seek medical attention.
"“I wanted something that’s simple and easy to interpret,” said Steckl, an Ohio Eminent Scholar and professor of electrical engineering in UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.
UC professor Andrew Steckl
International media attention:
New Atlas: Hormone-tracking sensor measures stress in bodily fluid
BioTechniques: Check your stress
Nature World News: Simple Test Can Tell if you're Stressed Out
Medical Daily: This new home-testing kit could determine your stress level
ECN Magazine: A Simpler Way to Check for Stress
Times of India: Simple device can help monitor stress
Tech Times: New home-testing kit measures stress levels in sweat and blood
India TV: Feeling stressed out? You can now test stress levels at home
ZME Science: Duo of engineers working on a kit to test stress levels at home
MedGadget: Simple test uses UV light to measure stress
Interesting Engineering: Scientists develop a simple test that can measure how stressed out you are
Futura Sante (France): Your stress measured by a simple saliva test
El Sol de Tulancingo (Mexico): Measuring stress in a drop of sweat
TN8 Nicaragua: You can measure your stress at home
Featured image at top: UC physics research assistant Shima Dalirirad holds up a test strip in UC professor Andrew Steckl's Nanoelectronics Laboratory. Photos/Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services
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