A cancer charity said it could be "the most significant step toward a lifesaving-breakthrough" in 50 years.

A new breath test could revolutionize breast cancer screening if approved following a series of North American studies. Moncton-based company Breathe BioMedical has developed a test that can detect ...

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Researchers have developed a device -- a breath test that uses a biosensor -- as a tool for use in doctors' offices and crowded public locations to quickly diagnose people infected with the virus that ...

A handheld breath analyzer from a Swiss university spin-off can now detect when the body switches from burning sugar to burning fat with an accuracy that matches the gold-standard laboratory equipment ...

Using a portable sensor, the technology analyzes exhaled biomarkers to detect lung conditions without a lab test or chest x-ray. With a test being developed at MIT, diagnosing pneumonia and other lung ...

The penalty for refusing to take a breathalyzer test when pulled over on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in New Hampshire will increase from a six-month license suspension to nine months. As ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing ...

Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing ...

Scientists find that your breath may indicate underlying health conditions. In a recent study, researchers found that compounds in breath mirror your gut microbiome. In the future, this test may even ...

A quick and easy breath test could mean new hope in the early detection of pancreatic cancer, and medical experts say it could be the biggest breakthrough in the fight against the deadly disease in ...

Talk about a breath of fresh air. Researchers have developed a groundbreaking device that may one day make detecting lung cancer as easy as exhaling. “We built a screening tool that could allow ...