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Blood Culture
Blood culture is a diagnostic test that checks for pathogens (e.g., bacteria, yeast) in the blood which can result from having a blood infection that can affect the entire body. A blood sample is taken from the patient and grown in broth media for bacteria to grow and be analyzed.
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FEB 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
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In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the ...Written By: Dena ArutaAUG 08, 2019Cardiology
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While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
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Triple-negative breast cancer is not a cancer diagnosis anyone wants to receive. A particularly aggressive form of breas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2019Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th ...Written By: Dena Aruta
FEB 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing coronavirus is done through next-generation sequencing, real-time RT-PCR tests, cell culture, and electron mi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve seen teenage binge drinking widely represented in popular culture. There is, however, a dark side to what ma
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Cancer
In order to mimic the microenvironment of a tumor in the human body, researchers from Kyoto University have developed a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
This technique, could be useful in the production of complete organs that can be transplanted into patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 02, 2019
Cancer
New research details how activating a certain protein may be the key to getting hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to self-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition, affecting 35 million people globally. C
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Honey has been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years to treat wound infections, gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
SEP 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Do we feel the fight-or-flight instinct in our bones?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Cardiology
The rates of stroke and heart disease are about four times higher for Native Hawaiians than for non-Hispanic whites, acc
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
AUG 08, 2019
Cardiology
Following a heart attack, tissues within the heart are often damaged. Once damaged, the heart is incapable of regenerati
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2019
Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer is not a cancer diagnosis anyone wants to receive. A particularly aggressive form of breas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta