{"id":58984,"date":"2026-03-31T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/?page_id=58984"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:27:27","slug":"health-early-detection-in-everyday-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/en\/eth-board\/health-early-detection-in-everyday-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Health: Early detection in everyday life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58984\" class=\"elementor elementor-58984 elementor-58015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f733a1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f733a1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e7104f\" data-id=\"58e7104f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b57e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b57e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-58022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ethrat.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.imageformat.carousel.1008394391-2048x1023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image, AI generated: Lucas Dosnon and Josef Kuster\/ETH Zurich<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fad40ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fad40ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3102ee\" data-id=\"d3102ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e8146f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23e8146f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health: Early detection in everyday life<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7149c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f7149c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How a sanitary towel detects diseases<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bc32be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10bc32be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a simple, non-invasive and cost-effective method that can recognise biomarkers in menstrual blood directly in sanitary towels: MenstruAI. The electronic-free sensor technology does not rely on a laboratory and could facilitate the early detection of diseases \u2013 especially in regions with poor healthcare provision. The application is very simple: wear the sanitary towel with the integrated sensor, take a picture and use the app to analyse it. Menstrual blood contains hundreds of proteins, making it comparable to venous blood. Three biomarkers are used in the prototype: CRP (inflammation), CEA (tumour marker) and CA-125 (endometriosis \/ovarian cancer). The method makes use of paper-based rapid test strips comparable to Covid self-tests: if a biomarker in the blood comes into contact with a specific antibody on the test strip, a coloured indicator appears. The higher the concentration of the protein, the darker the colour. Following an initial feasibility study, a larger field study is now planned.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image, AI generated: Lucas Dosnon and Josef Kuster\/ETH Zurich How a sanitary towel detects diseases Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a simple, non-invasive and cost-effective method that can recognise biomarkers in menstrual blood directly in sanitary towels: MenstruAI. 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