Metabolic “breathalyzer” could diagnose disease from our breath

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Scientists – and dogs – have known for some time that our breath can reveal much more about us than our estimated blood alcohol content. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe that “breathalyzer”-like technology they currently have under development could be used to diagnose a wide range of diseases, such as diabetes, cancer and infections. Such technology, which relies on the fact that many diseases alter the body’s metabolism in distinctive ways, would provide a non-invasive method of detecting disease even before typical symptoms appear... Continue Reading Metabolic “breathalyzer” could diagnose disease from our breath

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Breath, Detection, Disease, Non-invasive, University of Wisconsin

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