Potentially a life-saving new method to screen for cancer, according to one study. Researchers at Michigan State University have learned that honeybees can detect chemicals associated with lung ...

Float like a butterfly, sniff out cancer like a bee? Honeybees can detect the subtle scents of lung cancer in the lab — and even the faint aroma of disease that can waft from a patient’s breath.

Laboratory experiments suggest honeybees can identify lung cancer using their keen sense ... Scientists have long known that animals can detect diseases through scents. Diabetic alert dogs can ...

Dogs have been used as a medical diagnostic tool, as they can sense seizures ... of someone with lung cancer, using lab-grown human cancer cells. They found bees could detect biomarkers or ...

“There is quite a bit of research that shows that when some cancer grows inside our body, our breath actually changes. Our research does show that honeybees can detect lung cancer and possibly ...

A recent study in Biosensors and Bioelectronics suggests bees could provide an important tool for early lung cancer detection. This unique and unusual finding focuses on “odorants,” small molecules ...

A new study from Michigan State University (MSU) researchers reveals that honeybees can detect lung cancer biomarkers in a person’s breath. The insects can also distinguish between healthy and ...