{"682491":{"#nid":"682491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Photo of a Fingernail Can Now be Used to Detect and Monitor for Anemia, Emory and Georgia Tech Research Finds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech, led by IBB researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/wilbur-lam\u0022\u003EWilbur Lam\u003C\/a\u003E, have developed a groundbreaking, non-invasive way to screen and monitor anemia using just a smartphone photo of a fingernail. The AI-powered app analyzes the fingernail\u2019s paleness to detect anemia with high accuracy instead of requiring a conventional blood test. The technology can be personalized for users with chronic anemia by incorporating their clinical hemoglobin levels to enhance precision. This approach makes anemia screening more accessible, particularly for underserved communities, and removes barriers to care. The team\u2019s findings were recently published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2424677122\u0022\u003EPNAS\u003C\/a\u003E, with Lam as the paper\u2019s senior author.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead the full press release\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.emory.edu\/stories\/2025\/05\/hs-anemia-detection-technology_13-05-2025\/story.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Robert G. Mannino, Julie Sullivan, Jennifer K. Frediani, Wilbur A. Lam. \u201cReal-world Implementation of a Noninvasive, AI-augmented, Anemia-screening Smartphone App and Personalization for Hemoglobin Level Self-monitoring,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EPNAS\u003C\/em\u003E. DOI: 10.1073\/pnas.2424677122\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech, led by IBB researcher\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/wilbur-lam\u0022\u003EWilbur Lam\u003C\/a\u003E, have developed a groundbreaking, non-invasive way to screen and monitor anemia using just a smartphone photo of a fingernail.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team of researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech, led by IBB researcher Wilbur Lam, have developed a groundbreaking, non-invasive way to screen and monitor anemia using just a smartphone photo of a fingernail. "}],"uid":"36454","created_gmt":"2025-05-21 15:29:01","changed_gmt":"2025-05-27 21:45:54","author":"swilliamson40","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677107":{"id":"677107","type":"image","title":"lam.jpg","body":null,"created":"1747841349","gmt_created":"2025-05-21 15:29:09","changed":"1747841349","gmt_changed":"2025-05-21 15:29:09","alt":"Lam","file":{"fid":"260975","name":"lam.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/21\/lam.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/21\/lam.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":132393,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/21\/lam.jpg?itok=yxyK9S7E"}}},"media_ids":["677107"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/news.emory.edu\/stories\/2025\/05\/hs-anemia-detection-technology_13-05-2025\/story.html","title":""}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Savannah Williamson\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["swilliamson40@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}