New system to detect use of performance enhancing drugs
A new system to test athletes for performance enhancing drugs is presently being developed by scientists at the University of Nottingham.
The research is believed to provide a more reliable way to detect drug molecules in the body and is led by Professor Colin Snape in the University’s School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering and [...]
Sport doping may now be prevented
A new technique for identifying doping and sport cheaters has been developed by scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham.
The finding was revealed in a research published in the journal Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
From News-Medical.Net:
The new approach, developed by scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham, allows easy [...]
Geochemical technique found to be useful in steroid testing
Hydropyrolysis, a geochemical technique used to trace and determine possible oil presence in the ocean bed, is now being developed to be used for steroid anti-doping tests. This process, used to identify chemical structures, is recently being developed and in the process of being refined by a group of researchers from the University of Nottingham. [...]
Oil Exploration Methods used in Latest Steroid Test
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have come up with a highly sensitive anti-doping steroid test making use of hydropyrolysis that was previously used for the purpose of oil exploration.
Hydropyrolysis is a process in which high pressure environments are used to investigate the chemical structure of a sample in order to detect levels of illicit [...]