Diabetes affects millions of Americans, and many don’t even realize they have it. Instead of relying on costly and time-consuming lab tests, scientists at Penn State have developed a breath sensor ...

A new breath-based sensor from researchers at Penn State could soon offer an easy, pain-free, quick way to diagnose diabetes. The sensor was created through a technique that basically toasts a polymer ...

Acetone may be best known as a sharp-smelling solvent found in nail polish remover, but inside your body it can tell an important story about health. In fact, the amount of acetone in your breath can ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Physicists at the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said they created a device that could help researchers diagnose illnesses from ...

Engineers have developed a new sensor that could inexpensively test for glucose levels in the exhaled breaths of diabetics or indicators for breast cancer using saliva. University of Florida engineers ...

Ever wish you could do a quick "breath check" before an important meeting or a big date? Now researchers, reporting in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry, have developed a sensor that detects tiny ...

Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment for bacterial infections. Though antibiotic resistance caused by the incorrect use (or overuse) of antibiotics has become an increasingly unsettling trend ...

Although there already are devices that allow you to objectively check if you've got bad breath (aka halitosis), they typically require a power source and an involved calibration process, plus they ...