Certain blood sugar sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025.

The multinational health care company Abbott has issued a sweeping recall of its defective continuous glucose monitoring sensors in more than a dozen countries over concerns of inaccurate readings ...

Millions of people rely on continuous glucose monitors to help manage diabetes. But a new alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that some sensors from Abbott may give incorrect blood ...

FDA warns that Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose monitors have been linked to 7 deaths and 736 serious injuries due to falsely low blood sugar readings. How Russia keeps raising an army to replace ...

Scientists have designed a new type of gas sensor that can tell apart "mirror image" versions of the same smell molecule, even at very low concentrations. By coating carbon nanotubes with custom-built ...

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The idea of kids getting a “sugar rush” emerged in the 1970s, and the myth continues despite evidence to the contrary. Eating too much cotton candy and other sweets can lead to health problems, but ...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Every five minutes, 50 people are ...

Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and one will die. In the time-critical situation following a bite, identifying the snake venom making ...