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Archie Heron
Recorded in blood

It is hard to imagine that through a blood test specialists are able to detect what entered our body a few years ago, whether we are depressed or have a serious illness. Medical progress today gives us a chance to prevent fraud in sport, prevent diseases and extract various data from us.

Luis Armstrong probably didn't expect that in 2012 the American Doping Agency would finally be able to prove to him that all the victories after 1998, including the 7 victories in the Tour de France, were won by illegal doping agents. Everything was detected and proved on the basis of blood tests and witness testimonies. They proved, among other things, that the "legendary rider" immediately before the anti-doping blood tests, drank a special salt solution which was supposed to temporarily lower the red blood cells.

During other tests in 1999 and 2009, unfortunately, Armstrong did not manage to cheat the tests, which were positive. However, thanks to his money and contacts, he managed to fool the public and provide an excuse for the illegal substances in his body. But according to the future, what will be delayed is not going to escape, on the basis of evidence and testimonies of witnesses collected for many years, all victories were taken away from him, all entries about him in sports publications were removed so that there was no trace left of them.

Another example of the advancement of blood analysis is the depression test. American scientists developed the first blood test to diagnose depression. In the USA, depression is a very big problem in teenagers and leads to many suicide attempts. The new blood test identifies several types of depression, so that preventive therapy can be tailored to each patient individually. This is a more objective way to examine patients than the not entirely objective opinion of specialist doctors.

The test shows several factors that may indicate an increased or decreased state of depression, blood sugar levels and cholesterol play a major role here. Distinguishing between several types of depression and the factors that characterize it, you will be able to treat each depression differently depending on its nature and not all the same drugs.

It should not be forgotten that blood morphology tests can also detect leukaemia prematurely. Quick and good interpretation of the results allows many people to avoid the torment and start fighting the disease at a low stage of its development. This gives the patient not a few months, but a few extra years of life and not 5, but 30. It is possible to fight the cancer and to live with it as well, as proved by the charges of the DKMS Foundation.

Blood tests also help to detect genetic defects affecting the metabolism, early detection of fetal defects or simply adjust the appropriate diet according to the blood group, so that we know what we can eat and what products to provide our body with so that our body develops properly.

However, all this is the tip of the iceberg, which we hope will be used for a good purpose to heal and give life.

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