Medical breakthroughs

Water in its most natural state has an abundance of benefits, as well as interesting philosophies in society today – which go further out of the box than most of us could imagine. In the medical industry, American researchers are looking into using our very own tears for improving the way diagnosis for serious diseases are made. Around 400 New Zealand women participated in a world-first trial in 2016, run by Ascendant Diagnostic, for the company’s new product known as ‘Melody’. It’s hoped that Melody will detect the presence of breast cancer by analysing the protein profiles of each individual’s tears. Researchers are suggesting the collection of proteins can distinguish women who have breast cancer from women who do not with sensitivity of 88 per cent and a specificity of 86 per cent.