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Diagnostics
Diagnostics: diagnosis based on information from sources such as findings from a physical examination, interview with the patient or family or both, medical history of the patient and family, and clinical findings as reported by laboratory tests and radiologic studies. Differential diagnosis involves the process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for a patient's illness. The differential diagnosis of rhinitis (a runny nose) includes allergic rhinitis (hayfever), the abuse of nasal decongestants and, of course, the common cold.
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MAR 30, 2021Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Doppler radars are used by cops to catch speeding drivers, in spacecraft navigation, and for forecasting the weather. No ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new way of differentiating cancer cells from healthy ones—by how acidic they are. The ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 22, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Trained dogs can spot aggressive prostate cancers by detecting trace amounts of chemical biomarkers in urine samples, sa ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 18, 2021Cardiology
Do you want to know what the best medicine for cardiovascular health is? It isn't some heart-shaped pill with some m ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes; when cells break away from a primary site of cancer and move through the bod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Microbiologists have discovered that the types of bacteria on a dermatitis patient’s skin affect the severity of t ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Pain is experienced more intensely among certain groups of people. Indeed, studies have shown that individuals from mino ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 07, 2021Technology
Warning signs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) can begin in the brain years before the first symptoms appear. Spotting t ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 04, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A newly-developed tool could help physicians monitor the performance of colorectal cancer therapies simply by examining ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve heard of dogs sniffing out cancer—an unsurprising skill given that they have over 200 million scent re ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is now known to play a crucial role in our health and well-being. And scientists are starting to lear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have created a urine test for prostate cancer that could make unnecessary biopsies a thing of the past. The ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Taking a sample of tissue called a biopsy from an organ suspected of harboring a pathology is a common diagnostic practi ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 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 14, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LM ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 09, 2021Cardiology
When people think of iron, it usually brings up images of big hunks of metal. But did you know it is also essential for ...Written By: Jasper CantrellFEB 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 05, 2021Technology
Diagnosing disease depends largely on biomarkers. These markers are complex molecules ranging from our genes to hormones ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAR 30, 2021
Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doppler radars are used by cops to catch speeding drivers, in spacecraft navigation, and for forecasting the weather. No
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new way of differentiating cancer cells from healthy ones—by how acidic they are. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 22, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Trained dogs can spot aggressive prostate cancers by detecting trace amounts of chemical biomarkers in urine samples, sa
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 18, 2021
Cardiology
Do you want to know what the best medicine for cardiovascular health is? It isn't some heart-shaped pill with some m
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes; when cells break away from a primary site of cancer and move through the bod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Microbiologists have discovered that the types of bacteria on a dermatitis patient’s skin affect the severity of t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pain is experienced more intensely among certain groups of people. Indeed, studies have shown that individuals from mino
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 07, 2021
Technology
Warning signs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) can begin in the brain years before the first symptoms appear. Spotting t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 04, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A newly-developed tool could help physicians monitor the performance of colorectal cancer therapies simply by examining
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve heard of dogs sniffing out cancer—an unsurprising skill given that they have over 200 million scent re
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is now known to play a crucial role in our health and well-being. And scientists are starting to lear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have created a urine test for prostate cancer that could make unnecessary biopsies a thing of the past. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Taking a sample of tissue called a biopsy from an organ suspected of harboring a pathology is a common diagnostic practi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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 14, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LM
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 09, 2021
Cardiology
When people think of iron, it usually brings up images of big hunks of metal. But did you know it is also essential for
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
FEB 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 05, 2021
Technology
Diagnosing disease depends largely on biomarkers. These markers are complex molecules ranging from our genes to hormones
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin