What your breath could reveal about your health

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February 7, 2019 Today's TED Talk What your breath could reveal about your health 13:29 minutes · TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood tests. But there's one medium with overlooked potential for medical analysis: your breath. Technologist Julian Burschka shares the latest in the science of breath analysis -- the screening of the volatile organic compounds in your exhaled breath -- and how it could be used as a powerful tool to detect, predict and ultimately prevent disease. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day Weird facts about the human body The workings of the human body? An absolute marvel. And yet, kind of bizarre. The facts in these talks point to both conclusions. Watch » 13 talks · Total run time 3:13:53 JOIN US FOR AN EVENT IN NEW YORK   Download the TED app

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