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Body Fluid
Body Fluid: or biofluids are liquids within the human body. In lean healthy adult men, the total body water is about 60% of the total body weight; it is usually slightly lower in women. The exact percentage of fluid relative to body weight is inversely proportional to the percentage of body fat.
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NOV 05, 2016Videos
According to the Centers for Disease Control, although it remains rare in the United States and other parts of the devel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic; nearly 422 million people worldwide are afflicted with this chronic condition. Timely ...APR 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large ...APR 29, 2016Health & Medicine
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...MAR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
For healthy adults and older children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not a serious issue, but the infection can b ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2016
Videos
According to the Centers for Disease Control, although it remains rare in the United States and other parts of the devel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In one out of around 35,000 births, a tumor is found growing from the baby’s tailbone, a sacrococcygeal teratoma.
...
OCT 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro
...
OCT 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like
...
SEP 24, 2016
Videos
If you've ever walked a distance in uncomfortable, too-tight shoes that pinched your feet, you've likely come away with
...
SEP 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Triathletes are some of the fittest people on the planet. For the Summer Olympics in Rio, Gwen Jorgensen became the firs
...
SEP 06, 2016
Videos
We've all heard of the age-old advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" for good health. For reference that'
...
JUL 22, 2016
Microbiology
What do gut microbes have to do with the lungs? Well, more than researchers once thought. A new study from the Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 22, 2016
Videos
As the summer heat ramps up all over the U.S., Dr. David Claypool, an emergency medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic, tell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2016
Cardiology
Doctors often advise late-stage renal disease patients to stop taking blood pressure medications before they reach the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by
...
MAY 05, 2016
Videos
So many people use coffee as a method to wake up in the morning. People swear by it and call it a magical cup of magic,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic; nearly 422 million people worldwide are afflicted with this chronic condition. Timely
...
APR 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large
...
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Each year, surgeons perform roughly 100,000 reconstruction procedures on torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs). This k
...
APR 16, 2016
Videos
White blood cells (leukocytes) are immune system cells that protect the body against diseases and foreign invaders. Whil
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have many tools at their disposal for looking at preserved tissue under a microscope in incredible detail, or
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
MAR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
For healthy adults and older children, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not a serious issue, but the infection can b
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials have long suspected a correlation between the Zika virus and microcephaly, but they didn’t know t
...
MAR 08, 2016
Videos
No one lives forever. We all have to come to the realization at some point in our lives that we're going to die. The DNA
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard