Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate the presence of cancer at an early stage. [This] technology is the first to test... Read more
Testing for drug use and disease in humans could soon be much simpler, thanks to new Swedish research. Whereas drug tests currently rely on blood or urine samples, researchers from the Unive... Read more
Affordable gas sensor setup developed by Tohoku University team monitors trace levels of health-indicating chemicals, paving the way for future non-invasive studies. Using hollow-core optica... Read more
Perena Gouma, a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has published an article in the journal Sensors that describes her inve... Read more
Each disease produces a unique volatile chemical breathprint Before modern medical lab techniques became available, doctors diagnosed some diseases by smelling a patient’s breath. Scie... Read more
Different diseases are characterized by different chemical signatures identifiable in breath samples
You Are What You Exhale: Different Diseases Have Distinct Chemical Signatures An international team of 56 researchers in five countries has confirmed a hypothesis first proposed by the ancie... Read more
Will lead to checkup and early detection of serious diseases by examining breath Research leading detection of low concentrations of gas present in exhaled human breath to health checkups an... Read more
Chinese researchers have developed a simple, rapid device for detecting volatile organic compounds on the breath, demonstrating potential for early cancer detection Researchers from Chongqin... Read more
Alcohol consumption isn’t the only thing a breath analysis can reveal. Scientists have been studying its possible use for diagnosing a wide range of conditions in humans — and now in t... Read more
University of Adelaide physics researchers have developed a new type of laser that will enable exciting new advances in areas as diverse as breath analysis for disease diagnosis and remote s... Read more
LUNG cancer is one of the world’s biggest killers. In the UK it accounts for six per cent of all deaths, largely because treatment is often ineffective by the time symptoms are diagnosed. Bu... Read more
Research employs popular devices used in home entertainment systems Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new and inexpensive system to test the structural c... Read more
Compounds present in exhaled breath can act as a “fingerprint” for individuals, scientists say. These “metabolites” represent the waste products of the body’s c... Read more