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Could "Nanojuice" help diagnose Celiac Disease?

Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed an imaging technique that could help with diagnosing Celiac Disease in patients. This imaging technique, called " Nanojuice ," could allow doctors to see the muscles contract as food moves through the small intestine. Observing this process in "real time" could really assist doctors in accurately diagnosing patients with gastrointestinal disorders. What makes this imaging technique function is ingestion of liquid that contains suspended nanoparticles. The nanoparticle base has a "family of dyes" called napthalcyanines. These molecules are great at absorbing light, which makes them an ideal contrast agent. However, it doesn't make them suitable for the human body. Reason being, with having the dye as the base, particles could become absorbed in the intestines and then venture out into the blood stream. In order to remedy this problem, researchers decided to INJECT the dye into the nanopartic