A third of veterans face PTSD, and UTK researchers learned how to detect it with biosensors

A third of veterans face PTSD, and UTK researchers learned how to detect it with biosensors

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), are working with a private tech company called CFD Research to build a small, affordable device that can diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by looking at many biological markers in a single drop of blood. Right now, PTSD diagnosis mostly depends on interviews and self-reported symptoms, which can be subjective. And, it’s something a large population of people struggles with…