India, May 7 -- Isotopic markers of cancer cells may make the disease detectable through blood tests, reseachers claim

A study of hydrogen atoms in cells may pave the path for early detection of cancer in people, a group of scientists have claimed.

Fast-growing cells such as cancer cells have a different balance of hydrogen atom variants than healthy cells, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Princeton University found.

This "atomic marker" may serve as an indicator for detecting cancer in individuals before the disease advances, they claimed in the report published May 6, 2024 in the journal PNAS.

This tool, which is commonly used in geosciences, was derived from studying the metabolism of yeast cells and healthy ...