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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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SEP 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While humans beings carry mostly the same genes on two copies of 23 chromosomes, the sex chromosomes are a bit different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2020Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 11, 2020Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Alberta are planning to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure coronavirus in cat ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has changed research and is now making impacts in clinical medicine.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Microbiology
Urinary tract infections can be very painful and can cause nausea, chills, and fever. A pathogenic strain of E. coli is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 06, 2020Microbiology
The pandemic coronavirus has caused a wide range of different symptoms, and as time goes on, we may find that it can hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 20, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability of a clinical laboratory to provide consistent and reliable results to their customers depends on the consis ...MAY 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 18, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003. Samples collected from those patients back then may help us against SARS-Co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While humans beings carry mostly the same genes on two copies of 23 chromosomes, the sex chromosomes are a bit different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, some of which live harmlessly in the human gut. But some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Alberta are planning to launch clinical trials of a drug used to cure coronavirus in cat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has changed research and is now making impacts in clinical medicine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Microbiology
Urinary tract infections can be very painful and can cause nausea, chills, and fever. A pathogenic strain of E. coli is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 06, 2020
Microbiology
The pandemic coronavirus has caused a wide range of different symptoms, and as time goes on, we may find that it can hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Microbiology
The human gut hosts a huge community of microbes, potentially even before birth, which helps us digest and absorb nutrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 20, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability of a clinical laboratory to provide consistent and reliable results to their customers depends on the consis
...
MAY 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Who do you think could better battle off a venomous snakebite - a dog or a cat? New research from the University of Quee
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 18, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003. Samples collected from those patients back then may help us against SARS-Co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch