Scientists Solve Key Problem of Diagnosing Diseases Using Breath Breath tests may change the standard of care and provide a cost-effective, non-invasive way to test for lung disease, diabetes and other disorders. However, the introduction of the method into clinical practice has so far been hampered by one problem: repeated tests on the same person gave different results. Finally, scientists overcame this and discovered that the reason lies not only in the biological characteristics of the organism, but also in the physical processes that occur when collecting samples.

Scientists Solve Key Problem of Diagnosing Diseases Using Breath Breath tests may change the standard of care and provide a cost-effective, non-invasive way to test for lung disease, diabetes and other disorders. However, the introduction of the method into clinical practice has so far been hampered by one problem: repeated tests on the same person gave different results. Finally, scientists overcame this and discovered that the reason lies not only in the biological characteristics of the organism, but also in the physical processes that occur when collecting samples.