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Emerging trends in wearable breath sensors aim at personalized healthcare solutions

Using wearable breath sensors to monitor respiratory parameters such as temperature, airflow, and humidity, and to detect various respiratory biomarkers.

26 Mar 2024

Heart of Kent Hospice appoints Bedfont and NewMed as Headline Sponsors for Bluebell Walk 2024/25

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From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 28 Feb 2024

Local Med-tech Company, Bedfont Scientific Ltd., Celebrates Double Triumph at the KICC Awards

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From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 28 Nov 2023

Carol Stonham MBE, RN, MSc, Queen’s Nurse, and Policy Lead PCRS joins the Bedfont® Medical Advisory Board

Bedfont® Scientific Ltd, a leading innovator in breath analysis medical device technology, is proud to announce the addition of Carol Stonham, a highly respected and accredited respiratory healthcare expert, to its esteemed medical board.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 4 Oct 2023

Prioritising Lung Health: How FeNO can help to tackle Lung Conditions, the UK's 3rd Largest Threat

A new report from PwC commissioned by Asthma+Lung UK has highlighted the alarming crisis surrounding Lung Health in the UK.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 4 Oct 2023

Prioritizing Lung Health: How FeNO can help to tackle Lung Conditions, the UK's 3rd Largest Threat

A new report from PwC commissioned by Asthma+Lung UK has highlighted the alarming crisis surrounding Lung Health in the UK.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 2 Oct 2023

SwRI and UTSA develop breath analysis techniques to detect TBI

Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are developing techniques to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by analyzing breath for specific biomarkers.

26 Sep 2023

Non-invasive breath analysis could improve treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Identifying and analyzing volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma showed promise as a screening method for MPM, according to research presented today at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Singapore.

11 Sep 2023

Study demonstrates that age and exercise increases aerosol particle emission

Researchers evaluated the impact of age, body mass index, and gender on aerosol particles.

24 May 2023

Every breath counts; Utilizing breath biopsy technology to detect disease early

In this interview, we speak to Mariana Leal, Team Lead at Owlstone Medical, about breath biopsies and how they are a useful tool for investigating biomarkers for the early detection of diseases.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 17 May 2023

New AI-powered, laser-based breathalyzer can detect COVID-19 in real-time

With each breath, humans exhale more than 1,000 distinct molecules, producing a unique chemical fingerprint or "breathprint" rich with clues about what's going on inside the body.

10 May 2023

Owlstone Medical launches OMED Health to enable patients to better understand their gut microbiome and manage their digestive health

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the launch of OMED Health, a dedicated, patient-centric brand and digital platform that will offer patients and clinicians access to breath-based diagnostic tests, point-of-care (PoC) devices and support resources for a range of conditions. Initially focused on digestive disease, OMED Health will help individuals with gut health issues have an improved quality of life by enabling better, and faster, understanding and management of their conditions.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 4 Apr 2023

National No Smoking Day

Bedfont® Scientific Ltd. has been helping people stop smoking for over 35 years with their Smokerlyzer® product range.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 22 Mar 2023

Bedfont’s NObreath® monitor for airway inflammation has been cleared for sale in the USA

Bedfont’s NObreath® monitor for airway inflammation has been cleared for sale in the USA.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 22 Mar 2023

Electronic nose can distinguish between people with and without lung cancer

Is it possible to detect lung cancer by smelling the air that someone exhales? Sharina Kort, lung specialist in training at MST, recently earned a PhD from the University of Twente based on her research into that topic.

18 Oct 2022

Can a commercial breath analysis test detect SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers demonstrated the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by a commercial breath analysis test (BAT).

22 Sep 2022

Sniffing out cancer with insect olfactory neural circuits

A fascinating new preprint reports the results of examining the VOC composition from individual cell cultures derived from human oral cancers, using an experimental setup employing an insect brain with attached antenna.

11 Aug 2022

Electronic nose detects SARS-CoV-2 from breath

Researchers discuss the development of an electronic nose device for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

8 Jun 2022

Love is in the air...detected by PTR-TOF

Scientists from the German Max Planck Gesellschaft found out that a characteristic signature of volatile molecules is found in the breath of sexually aroused people. The test subjects exhaled less isoprene and carbon dioxide, while the concentration of degradation products of certain neurotransmitters increased.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 9 May 2022

Honeybee-based SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics

In a recent study posted to the Biology Open journal, researchers showed that honey bees could be conditioned to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-infected samples.

6 May 2022