Breath Biomarker Research will change our lives, here's why

In 4 minutes you'll say "hell yes, breath research is huge."
At the end pros and cons - you have the final word.

Sounds good?

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As early as Hippocrates.
The smell of a patient's breath helped physicians diagnose certain diseases.
For example, sweet or fruity breath was linked to diabetes. While stinky breath was associated with infections or liver problems.

But, it wasn't understood until the 18th century with Antoine Lavoisier. He introduced among other things the basics of respiratory research and human metabolism.

When oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide pilar roles were in bright light.

Many theories jumped into the field.

The work of Linus Pauling - Nobel Laureate ended discussions.
He demonstrated that human breath contains +200 VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

• These special molecules can float in the air and come from all sorts of places. Like the food we eat, drink, and even how healthy we are inside.

• Breath biomarker research studies the chemicals (VOCs) in your breath. To detect diseases or monitor your health.

It takes one minute for our blood to circulate through our entire body and collect all VOCs.

Meaning, it is the perfect picture of how our metabolism is in real-time.

Which is crazy.

No blood test can make a more real-time screenshot of how our health is doing.

And yes. A breath test means needle-free.

Picture a non-invasive diagnostic tool that can detect diseases and metabolism changes. Like lung cancer, asthma, pulmonary diseases, liver diseases, and even diabetes.

Imagine real-time data on your metabolism during sports or certain scenarios.
To see how things are inside and optimize for best performance.

All with a "biopsy" of your breath composition.

Yes, it sounds unreal & out of a sci-fi movie.

But, it's closer than you think.
Check this company (clinical trials are thriving).

Truth is.

Not all are rays of sunshine.

So, here's the cutthroat Pros & cons Challenges list.

Pros:

• Non-invasive & Painless

• Real-time Monitoring

• Wider Diagnostic Potential

• Unlimited Sample Source

• Portable & Convenient

Challenges:

• Variability & Sensitivity: VOCs are usually in low concentrations. The environment can bring noise into the sample. The right equipment for sample collection and clear procedures are needed.

• Lack of Standardization: Bereath samples with fewer variables. Owlstone Medical is leading the standardization of breath research around the globe. Let's say is a work in progress.

• Complex Instrumentation: You don't see VOCs eye to eye. Equipment such as mass spectrometers are required to measure their concentrations.

• VOC Identification: Understanding the relationship between a VOC measurement. And human metabolism or disease may get tricky.

History does not repeat. Human behavior does.
If there's something humans love it is overcoming challenges.

Breath biomarker research is here to transform healthcare as we know it.
Faster, accessible, less stressful, personalized, and preventive.

A diagnostic tool straight out of a movie.

For most diseases nowadays.
Early detection is the real cure.

What do you think?

Take care.
Mateo

P.S.
I love how the dots connect to get to this point in life :)