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Diagnosis
Diagnosis: is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as diagnosis with the medical context being implicit.
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AUG 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have created a point-of-care device that can provide diagnostic results for breast cancer in under an hour. ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 05, 2020Cancer
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) are small pieces of genomic DNA that have escaped into the bloodstream either through active relea ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 04, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 03, 2020Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the essential tools in a physician’s toolkit. A good diagnostic test can identify whether a ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 01, 2020Cardiology
Type 2 diabetes affects millions around the world. By itself, it prevents your body from properly using sugars fro ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 28, 2020Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2020Immunology
It can be extremely different even for professionals to tell the difference between psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder, a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
After a prostate cancer diagnosis, urologists do not always initiate immediate clinical intervention. In those with Low- ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Cardiology
Our understanding of cardiovascular health has increased by leaps and bounds. One of the few issues that lag behind the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 13, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2020Cardiology
Biomarker studies have taken the diagnostic field by storm these past few decades. Many diseases will have unique g ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 10, 2020Cancer
The most important part of cancer treatment is the first step, diagnosis. Many cancers can lie dormant for years, reachi ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A new predictive tool for measuring women’s fertility uses an unlikely biological source for answers: hair. During ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 08, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A biopsy is an invasive, interventional procedure that involves extracting a tissue sample for the diagnosis o ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have created a point-of-care device that can provide diagnostic results for breast cancer in under an hour.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 05, 2020
Cancer
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) are small pieces of genomic DNA that have escaped into the bloodstream either through active relea
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 04, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 03, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the essential tools in a physician’s toolkit. A good diagnostic test can identify whether a
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 01, 2020
Cardiology
Type 2 diabetes affects millions around the world. By itself, it prevents your body from properly using sugars fro
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The average adult human has between 16 and 22 square feet of skin. This multifaceted organ serves a multitude of functio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 28, 2020
Cancer
In a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers champion the potential of community-based gene
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2020
Immunology
It can be extremely different even for professionals to tell the difference between psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder, a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
After a prostate cancer diagnosis, urologists do not always initiate immediate clinical intervention. In those with Low-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls mov
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Cardiology
Our understanding of cardiovascular health has increased by leaps and bounds. One of the few issues that lag behind the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Severe cases of COVID-19 can cause pneumonia, a process whereby the delicate air sacs in the lungs swell with fluid, and
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 13, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2020
Cardiology
Biomarker studies have taken the diagnostic field by storm these past few decades. Many diseases will have unique g
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 10, 2020
Cancer
The most important part of cancer treatment is the first step, diagnosis. Many cancers can lie dormant for years, reachi
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new predictive tool for measuring women’s fertility uses an unlikely biological source for answers: hair. During
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 08, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A biopsy is an invasive, interventional procedure that involves extracting a tissue sample for the diagnosis o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
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