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	Podcast:		UC Science Today
	Episode:		Scientists help NASA develop a diagnostic medical device for deep space
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:00:59
	Publish Date:		2016-05-30 00:00:00
	Description:		One of the problems with space exploration is that there’s limited room for astronauts to take a lot of medical diagnostic equipment with them. But now, thanks to scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NASA astronauts journeying deep into space may be able to give themselves a health check-up with a small, handheld diagnostic device. Senior research scientist Matthew Coleman says it’s revolutionary in that it can work with different types of sample streams. "We’re actually working on three different sample types. Two are non-invasive. So, one is saliva and the other one is actually breath. Then the third sample we’re looking at is blood." Coleman says their goal is to validate a workable prototype on the ground and then for space flight testing. "We have a patent filed and now we’re seeking funding to actually put it all together and develop the workable, clinically testable prototype."
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