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Clinical methods
Clinical methods describe the techniques and analyses used to collect, process, and analyze clinical data. Clinical methods are used to reach a conclusion about a patient in a medical situation. There are various goals that can be achieved by following clinical methods, including diagnosing a disease, planning a treatment regimen, or monitoring the efficacy of a treatment
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JAN 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Surgeons remove a tumor from the abdominal cavity of a patient. But how can they be certain that all the cancer cells we ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 12, 2021Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that psychologists recommend similar mechanisms ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 08, 2021Neuroscience
As people with diabetes age, they are more likely than those without the condition to develop cognitive disorders such a ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 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 LeitchJAN 01, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2020Immunology
Bumpy, inflamed, ring-shaped lesions on the skin—granuloma annulare (GA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Cancer
Brain cancer is an incredible challenge for modern medicine. Most drugs don’t make it past the blood-brain barrier ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 22, 2020Cardiology
Imaging in research may not sound glamorous, but how else would news stories get those cool looking science photos for t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Neuroscience
To obtain high-resolution images of the brain, researchers usually need to reduce the thickness of the skull or cut into ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 02, 2020Cancer
When people think of traditional medicine, often what comes to mind are the old herbal medical practices in Asian countr ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 30, 2020Cancer
Many take modern surgeons and surgical methods for granted. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t too long ago ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 25, 2020Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 24, 2020Cancer
Did you know sleeping is great? Apparently, getting a full eight hours every night can make you look fabulous and solve ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 19, 2020Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsNOV 18, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a new prognostic biomarker for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare autoimmune disor ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 17, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
As tumors grow, tiny areas at their cores are found to become stiff prior to metastasis, or the spread of cancer ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The demand for diagnostic technologies to track COVID-19 infections and control community spread of the disease has only ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JAN 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Surgeons remove a tumor from the abdominal cavity of a patient. But how can they be certain that all the cancer cells we
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 12, 2021
Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that psychologists recommend similar mechanisms
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
As people with diabetes age, they are more likely than those without the condition to develop cognitive disorders such a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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
JAN 01, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2020
Immunology
Bumpy, inflamed, ring-shaped lesions on the skin—granuloma annulare (GA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Cancer
Brain cancer is an incredible challenge for modern medicine. Most drugs don’t make it past the blood-brain barrier
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 22, 2020
Cardiology
Imaging in research may not sound glamorous, but how else would news stories get those cool looking science photos for t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Neuroscience
To obtain high-resolution images of the brain, researchers usually need to reduce the thickness of the skull or cut into
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 02, 2020
Cancer
When people think of traditional medicine, often what comes to mind are the old herbal medical practices in Asian countr
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 30, 2020
Cancer
Many take modern surgeons and surgical methods for granted. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t too long ago
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 25, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 24, 2020
Cancer
Did you know sleeping is great? Apparently, getting a full eight hours every night can make you look fabulous and solve
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 19, 2020
Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
NOV 18, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have identified a new prognostic biomarker for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare autoimmune disor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 17, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
As tumors grow, tiny areas at their cores are found to become stiff prior to metastasis, or the spread of cancer
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The demand for diagnostic technologies to track COVID-19 infections and control community spread of the disease has only
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes