There are devices for measuring the stress-related hormone cortisol, but the devices’ short shelf life means that samples collected at home must be mailed to a lab for analysis. Researchers in China and the U.K. developed a stable cortisol detector, which hints at a possible future where sample collection and analysis can all be done at home.
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