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Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Biochemistry: Clinical chemistry (also known as chemical pathology, clinical biochemistry or medical biochemistry) is the area of chemistry that is generally concerned with the analysis of bodily fluids for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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APR 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is considered a public health problem in many parts of the world, and the rates of obesity are risingWritten By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2022Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Enzymes are crucial for speeding up slow chemical reactions. Anyone who has worked in a genetics lab is familiar with a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the 5th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Conference, hosted by Labroots, was hel ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 27, 2022Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2022Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When astronauts go to space, many of them become anemic; they lose red blood cells. It's been suggested that space anemi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2021Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2021Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinical depression is estimated to impact over 264 million people worldwide in any given year, but it's difficult to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Up until recently, cannabis-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have focused on CBD-enrichment and THC d ...Written By: Nadine HusamiOCT 26, 2021Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2021Chemistry & Physics
It's Nobel Prize season, and the third to be awarded was in the field of Chemistry. The winners were two men working on ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 12, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have discovered a novel biomarker in the blood that acts as an early warning sign for dementia: microRNA. The ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a well-known causal connection between smoking and lung cancer, and most research on lung cancer has been focus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is considered a public health problem in many parts of the world, and the rates of obesity are rising
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2022
Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Enzymes are crucial for speeding up slow chemical reactions. Anyone who has worked in a genetics lab is familiar with a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the 5th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Conference, hosted by Labroots, was hel
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 27, 2022
Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When astronauts go to space, many of them become anemic; they lose red blood cells. It's been suggested that space anemi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2021
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinical depression is estimated to impact over 264 million people worldwide in any given year, but it's difficult to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Up until recently, cannabis-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have focused on CBD-enrichment and THC d
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
OCT 26, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
It's Nobel Prize season, and the third to be awarded was in the field of Chemistry. The winners were two men working on
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have discovered a novel biomarker in the blood that acts as an early warning sign for dementia: microRNA. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a well-known causal connection between smoking and lung cancer, and most research on lung cancer has been focus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch