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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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OCT 30, 2016Videos
Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to receive treatment for a health problem, and discovered that she had ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the glob ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like ...SEP 30, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2016Cancer
Cancer biologists have a surprising but wholly vested ally in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA ...SEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a mysterious disease that’s challenging to treat but even more complicated to diagnose ...SEP 01, 2016Health & Medicine
Authors of the new study include (left to right) Zhe Zhuang, Tao Liu, Jin-Quan Yu, Gang Chen and Yan-Qiao Chen. LA JOLLA ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)AUG 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U ...AUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new genetic mutation in a patient that presented with a prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2016Videos
In the treatment of any kind of cancer, the goal is to stop, or at least significantly slow, the progress of the disease ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 17, 2016Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un ...AUG 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a ...AUG 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When we need medicine, we hop down to the local drugstore or pharmacy and have our prescriptions filled. But what happen ...AUG 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes recently took the company to a place it’s never been before: to one of the most popu ...JUL 31, 2016Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
On Thursday July 7, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to embattled lab testing c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 07, 2016Health & Medicine
Traditional beta-blockers target beta1-adrenergic receptors, which helps to prevent heart cells from dying and exacerbat ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2016Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2016
Videos
Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital to receive treatment for a health problem, and discovered that she had ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the glob
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like
...
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2016
Cancer
Cancer biologists have a surprising but wholly vested ally in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA
...
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Powerful New Research Tool Reveals How Tecfidera® Blocks T-Cell Activation LA JOLLA, CA—September 21, 2016&mda
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a mysterious disease that’s challenging to treat but even more complicated to diagnose
...
SEP 01, 2016
Health & Medicine
Authors of the new study include (left to right) Zhe Zhuang, Tao Liu, Jin-Quan Yu, Gang Chen and Yan-Qiao Chen. LA JOLLA
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U
...
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new genetic mutation in a patient that presented with a prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2016
Videos
In the treatment of any kind of cancer, the goal is to stop, or at least significantly slow, the progress of the disease
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 17, 2016
Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un
...
AUG 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a
...
AUG 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When we need medicine, we hop down to the local drugstore or pharmacy and have our prescriptions filled. But what happen
...
AUG 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes recently took the company to a place it’s never been before: to one of the most popu
...
JUL 31, 2016
Videos
The Africa Health Research Institute has been established to fight both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa and be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
On Thursday July 7, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to embattled lab testing c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
Traditional beta-blockers target beta1-adrenergic receptors, which helps to prevent heart cells from dying and exacerbat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch