Diseases could be detected from your fingerprint
Dermatoglyphics is the study of fingerprints in connection to human conditions. Claims it provides markers of abnormal development in the nervous system. researchers have suggested there may be links between fingerprints — and equally unique palm prints — and the risk of conditions as diverse as diabetes, Alzheimer’s, leukemia, impotence, depression and even gum disease.
Fingertip diagnosis: can fingerprints do more than just solve crimes?
It seems the humble fingerprint could be just as useful to doctors and drug-testers as it is to detectives.
Pioneering research in the UK has demonstrated that a person’s fingerprints can be used not only to identify whether they were present at the scene of a crime, but also whether they smoke, take illegal drugs, wear aftershave or even suffer from certain diseases.
“You can not only use a fingerprint to help build a physical profile of a criminal,” Professor Russell told CNN, “But also to help with sports’ testing and, in principle, the diagnosis of various health conditions such as heart disease and certain cancers.”
Most Americans will get a wrong or late diagnosis at least once in their lives
Most people will get a wrong or late diagnosis at some point in their lives. sometimes with terrible consequences. Furthermore, Half of the world’s people don’t have any of the important diagnostic tools they need to get the right treatment. The new report by the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, outlines a system-wide problem.