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Cancer Diagnostics
Cancer diagnostics often begin with a biopsy and histopathologic examination, from the basis of physical examination and medical history. Sometimes the first indication is an abnormal laboratory test result (eg, anemia resulting from colon cancer).
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AUG 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, it’s often not the primary tumor that has fatal consequences ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 19, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancerous tissues can be difficult to spot, particularly at the early stages. The malignant cells are sometimes indistin ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Thanks to breakthrough diagnostic technologies, we can now catch the early warning signs of breast cancer much faster th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 12, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new technology for the non-invasive diagnosis of thyroid cancer that combines photoacoustic ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
People generally can’t smell their own breath. So, for individuals with halitosis—or bad breath—friend ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 16, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 13, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed the first diagnostic “pen” that acts as a guide for surgeons, helping them distin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 12, 2021Cancer
In an interdisciplinary breakthrough, a recent study published in Science describes the development of a new platform, d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have created a gene panel test to quickly and more precisely diagnose common forms of liposarcoma. This break ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 29, 2021Cancer
A research team composed of scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has designed an automated non-invasive ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A UK-based research study has shown that while ovarian cancer screening is beneficial for detecting cancers earlier, it ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
To understand what’s going on with a patient, doctors may take a biopsy—a sample of tissue extracted ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
How “sticky” cells are, or their viscosity, holds a wealth of information about their health and functionali ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient undergoes chemotherapy and radiation for rectal cancer. How do doctors know whether all the malignant tissue h ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Canadian researchers have observed that individuals who smoke marijuana are more at risk than tobacco cigarette smokers ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, it’s often not the primary tumor that has fatal consequences
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 19, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancerous tissues can be difficult to spot, particularly at the early stages. The malignant cells are sometimes indistin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Thanks to breakthrough diagnostic technologies, we can now catch the early warning signs of breast cancer much faster th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new technology for the non-invasive diagnosis of thyroid cancer that combines photoacoustic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
People generally can’t smell their own breath. So, for individuals with halitosis—or bad breath—friend
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 13, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed the first diagnostic “pen” that acts as a guide for surgeons, helping them distin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 12, 2021
Cancer
In an interdisciplinary breakthrough, a recent study published in Science describes the development of a new platform, d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have created a gene panel test to quickly and more precisely diagnose common forms of liposarcoma. This break
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 29, 2021
Cancer
A research team composed of scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has designed an automated non-invasive
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A UK-based research study has shown that while ovarian cancer screening is beneficial for detecting cancers earlier, it
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have created an imaging agent that will allow scientists and clinicians to visualize a bacterial infection c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
To understand what’s going on with a patient, doctors may take a biopsy—a sample of tissue extracted
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
How “sticky” cells are, or their viscosity, holds a wealth of information about their health and functionali
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient undergoes chemotherapy and radiation for rectal cancer. How do doctors know whether all the malignant tissue h
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Canadian researchers have observed that individuals who smoke marijuana are more at risk than tobacco cigarette smokers
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes