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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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MAR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2018Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
One scientist and his team from the Boston University School of Medicine emphasize how important imaging exams are for a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Eerie and distinctive, the smell of a dead body comes mainly from small molecules known as diamines, products of degrada ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 21, 2018Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 17, 2018Cardiology
A first-of-its-kind study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) focused on hearing loss and its conn ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Sitting down to a lovely cuppa tea can be a relaxing break from the daily grind; however, some drinkers might want to th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing a dangerous infection by a fungal yeast that often devastates hospital patients is now faster and more effici ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2018Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 18, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Existing diagnostic tests for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are highly subjective and in need of improvement. From Indi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 17, 2018Cardiology
A new and improved blood test for diagnosing heart attacks measures a heart protein that increases greatly in number whe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2018Cancer
The study has been going on for two years and has already recruited 100 families in the U.S.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 12, 2018Infographics
Remember ebola? The rare but extremely contagious and fatal virus that threatened to wipe out the world in 2014-2016? Ok ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Caffeine is a substance found in some foods and soft drinks. According to FDA figures, most adults in the United States ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2018Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 07, 2018Immunology
Atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly called eczema, affects approximately 15 percent of children worldwide and one to three ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2018Cancer
A racial imbalance continues to be evident in regard to lower health care quality and higher cancer risk for African-Ame ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 03, 2018Videos
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disease, that is progressive. Once it begins symptoms get worse, sometimes very qu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A device was made to capture tiny cellular particles called extracellular vesicles, to assess the microRNAs inside for d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2018Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month ...Written By: Julia Travers
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
It's well-known that concussions, whether incurred in sports or from an accident or military service (blast wave inj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
One scientist and his team from the Boston University School of Medicine emphasize how important imaging exams are for a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Eerie and distinctive, the smell of a dead body comes mainly from small molecules known as diamines, products of degrada
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 21, 2018
Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 17, 2018
Cardiology
A first-of-its-kind study from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) focused on hearing loss and its conn
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sitting down to a lovely cuppa tea can be a relaxing break from the daily grind; however, some drinkers might want to th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing a dangerous infection by a fungal yeast that often devastates hospital patients is now faster and more effici
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2018
Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 18, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Existing diagnostic tests for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are highly subjective and in need of improvement. From Indi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 17, 2018
Cardiology
A new and improved blood test for diagnosing heart attacks measures a heart protein that increases greatly in number whe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2018
Cancer
The study has been going on for two years and has already recruited 100 families in the U.S.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 12, 2018
Infographics
Remember ebola? The rare but extremely contagious and fatal virus that threatened to wipe out the world in 2014-2016? Ok
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Caffeine is a substance found in some foods and soft drinks. According to FDA figures, most adults in the United States
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 07, 2018
Immunology
Atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly called eczema, affects approximately 15 percent of children worldwide and one to three
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2018
Cancer
A racial imbalance continues to be evident in regard to lower health care quality and higher cancer risk for African-Ame
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 03, 2018
Videos
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disease, that is progressive. Once it begins symptoms get worse, sometimes very qu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A device was made to capture tiny cellular particles called extracellular vesicles, to assess the microRNAs inside for d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2018
Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month
...
Written By:
Julia Travers