Metabolic “Breathalyzer” Reveals Early Signs of Disease, University of Wisconsin-Madison Study

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a “breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood or exhaled air.

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