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Clinical Diagnostics
Clinical Diagnostics: The identification of a disease in regards to a patient's complaints based merely on signs, symptoms, and medical history of the patient rather than on laboratory examination or medical imaging.
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APR 22, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When a tumor starts to grow in the body, small bits of its genetic material may break away and float off into the bloods ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Atherosclerosis is when plaque forms in the arteries. This can lead to blood clots that may suddenly stop blood supply; ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many conditions that are associated with aging, including stroke and dementia. But genetics, environmental con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When a drug causes an unintended effect, that is an adverse drug reaction (ADR); they can range from mild to severe or e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
The diagnosis of autism is still largely subjective; there are no biomarkers that can conclusively identify autism spect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has determined that a common condition that affects about one-third of all women, known as bacterial vagino ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Kim Kardashian has 358 million followers on Instagram, who may have seen her post about getting a full-body MRI. While s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Two new studies have revealed strong links between psoriasis and the consumption of certain foods.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in 5-8% of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Inflammation serves crucial biological functions, such as in the response to infections and healing. But persistent or u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudan virus (SUDV) can infect people to cause Sudan virus disease (SVD). Right now, an outbreak of SVD has been detected ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have created a new kind of test for autism, which relies on motion tracking technology that tracks as a parti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified two biomarkers that can reveal how sensitive an individual is to pain, and may offer new app ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have provided a diagnosis for 500 European patients who did not know their condition...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When cancer is detected earlier, it can improve outcomes for patients. Liquid biopsies are one way to improve cancer det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Worldwide, asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness that affects children, particularly Puerto Rican and Bl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2025Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2025Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a tumor starts to grow in the body, small bits of its genetic material may break away and float off into the bloods
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis refers to a disorder in which the skin and connective tissues of the body start to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Atherosclerosis is when plaque forms in the arteries. This can lead to blood clots that may suddenly stop blood supply;
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many conditions that are associated with aging, including stroke and dementia. But genetics, environmental con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a drug causes an unintended effect, that is an adverse drug reaction (ADR); they can range from mild to severe or e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
The diagnosis of autism is still largely subjective; there are no biomarkers that can conclusively identify autism spect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has determined that a common condition that affects about one-third of all women, known as bacterial vagino
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Kim Kardashian has 358 million followers on Instagram, who may have seen her post about getting a full-body MRI. While s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Two new studies have revealed strong links between psoriasis and the consumption of certain foods.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in 5-8% of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Inflammation serves crucial biological functions, such as in the response to infections and healing. But persistent or u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudan virus (SUDV) can infect people to cause Sudan virus disease (SVD). Right now, an outbreak of SVD has been detected
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have created a new kind of test for autism, which relies on motion tracking technology that tracks as a parti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified two biomarkers that can reveal how sensitive an individual is to pain, and may offer new app
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have provided a diagnosis for 500 European patients who did not know their condition...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cancer is detected earlier, it can improve outcomes for patients. Liquid biopsies are one way to improve cancer det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Worldwide, asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness that affects children, particularly Puerto Rican and Bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch