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Clinical Laboratory
In a clinical laboratory, tests are done on patient specimens, such as blood, biopsies, and other bodily fluids, to gather information regarding the general health, aiding in diagnosis and potential treatment or disease prevention.
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MAR 30, 2021Microbiology
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; its fatality ratio can be as high as 88 percent. Researchers may have now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 23, 2021Immunology
It is estimated that around one in five people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will not show any infection symptoms. Some of th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 18, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Bioelectricity suggests that electricity and electromagnetic fields may deter the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 01, 2021Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Health & Medicine
With the average length of survival following diagnosis being only 16 months, a glioblastoma — malignant tumor aff ...Written By: Angela DowdenFEB 21, 2021Technology
Millions of Americans are receiving their COVID19 vaccine everyday—however, officials say that it will take months ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Ulcerative colitis is a painful chronic condition in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny op ...Written By: Angela DowdenFEB 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient is admitted to the hospital after experiencing chest pains. What are the right questions that hospital staff a ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 07, 2021Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new technique known as ceramic omnidirectional bioprinting in cell-suspensions (COBICS) may allow surgeons of the futu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
From preclinical studies, researchers have found that an investigational drug called ‘cabozantinib’ can trea ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 07, 2021Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While cannabis is increasingly available for medicinal use, doctors largely remain unable to prescribe it to their patie ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 08, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Widespread diagnostic testing capacities are an absolutely critical tool for countries battling the pandemic. For now, m ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A study published in The BMJ has brought to light that the rapid finger-prick COVID-19 test may not be quite as r ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at MIT have discovered an unlikely way of discerning those with COVID-19 from healthy individuals — si ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 02, 2020Immunology
In contrast to traditional chemotherapies, immunotherapies reprogram the patient’s own immune system to fight tumo ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAR 30, 2021
Microbiology
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; its fatality ratio can be as high as 88 percent. Researchers may have now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 23, 2021
Immunology
It is estimated that around one in five people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will not show any infection symptoms. Some of th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Bioelectricity suggests that electricity and electromagnetic fields may deter the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
With the average length of survival following diagnosis being only 16 months, a glioblastoma — malignant tumor aff
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 21, 2021
Technology
Millions of Americans are receiving their COVID19 vaccine everyday—however, officials say that it will take months
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Ulcerative colitis is a painful chronic condition in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny op
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient is admitted to the hospital after experiencing chest pains. What are the right questions that hospital staff a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 07, 2021
Microbiology
After years of effort, researchers are reporting that there were encouraging results from a phase 1 clinical trial which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new technique known as ceramic omnidirectional bioprinting in cell-suspensions (COBICS) may allow surgeons of the futu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
From preclinical studies, researchers have found that an investigational drug called ‘cabozantinib’ can trea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 07, 2021
Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While cannabis is increasingly available for medicinal use, doctors largely remain unable to prescribe it to their patie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Widespread diagnostic testing capacities are an absolutely critical tool for countries battling the pandemic. For now, m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study published in The BMJ has brought to light that the rapid finger-prick COVID-19 test may not be quite as r
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at MIT have discovered an unlikely way of discerning those with COVID-19 from healthy individuals — si
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 02, 2020
Immunology
In contrast to traditional chemotherapies, immunotherapies reprogram the patient’s own immune system to fight tumo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes