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A new prototype blood test for infectious diseases, designed to be delivered and analyzed at the point of care, has the potential to save lives across the developing world. Research from Abertay University and Bangor University in Wales has produced a prototype flow-through assay test capable of detecting up to five infections, with results that can be quickly analyzed and communicated via a specialist smartphone app. The process has the potential to significantly speed up diagnostics that would previously have taken weeks by providing on-the-spot data, and is also far more affordable than the current testing model, which requires analysis in a lab.