Sweat sensor could alert doctors, patients to looming cytokine storm (video)

ACS Virtual PRESS SESSION 10 Friday, April. 16th at 2 p.m. EDT Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors recognized that patients who developed a “cytokine storm” –– a surge of pro- inflammatory immune proteins –– were often the sickest and at highest risk of dying. But a cytokine storm can also occur in other illnesses, such as influenza. Today, scientists report preliminary results on a sweat sensor that acts as an early warning system for an impending cytokine storm, which could help doctors more effectively treat patients. A video on the research is available at www.acs.org/acsspring2021cytokinesensor.