By Rich Haridy December 04, 2022 e-nose technology for detecting prostate cancer is still in prototype form and requires further validation before broader clinical use Depositphotos New research from a team of scientists in Italy has reported successful early tests for an electronic nose system designed to sniff out prostate cancer biomarkers in urine. The...
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Jun 8 2022 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Early diagnosis of infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is important to restrict its transmission. In this context, a reliable point-of-care testing system is urgently needed. Some of the...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign and pancreatic and ovarian cancer cells with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn’s Perelman...
By ROGER DOBSON FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 20:19 EDT, 22 March 2021 | UPDATED: 20:37 EDT, 22 March 2021 An electronic ‘nose’ that sniffs out chemicals in breath may help spot early signs of oesophageal cancer, which can be linked to acid reflux. The breathalyser-type device uses sensors to identify patterns of compounds found in breath that are unique...
by British Medical Journal A portable ‘electronic nose’ can accurately pick up the precursor condition to food pipe (oesophageal) cancer, known as Barrett’s oesophagus, indicates a proof of principle study, published online in the journal Gut. This inexpensive and non-invasive technique may be a promising test for diagnosing oesophageal cancer in primary care, say the...
