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Genetic Testing
A genetic test (DNA test) is a test used to assess the changes in the DNA or chromosome structure. This can be used in the medical field to rule out or discover possible genetic conditions of a patient.
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OCT 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are airway disorders associated with elevated, uncontrolled ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 24, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many people out there waiting on transplant lists for organs to become available. Sadly, many of those people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is a mosquito borne illness that is widespread, especially in tropical countries. The global incidence of d ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 17, 2021Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving disruption in almost every sector with even the most passing involvement with IT ...Sponsored By: SignalHire LeOCT 14, 2021Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Japan’s Osaka University recently developed and tested a novel vaccine that may protect a ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 12, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have discovered a novel biomarker in the blood that acts as an early warning sign for dementia: microRNA. The ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the neurological disorder has also been linked to inflammat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a well-known causal connection between smoking and lung cancer, and most research on lung cancer has been focus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that's caused by mutations in the huntingtin gene. People can be di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Since it's become quick and relatively inexpensive to sequence a human genome, researchers have gained unprecedented and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2021Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells carry the genome in their nucleus, and the genes that are expressed give a cell its identity. Researchers have bee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 27, 2021Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2021Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th ...Written By: Hannah DanielSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are airway disorders associated with elevated, uncontrolled
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 24, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many people out there waiting on transplant lists for organs to become available. Sadly, many of those people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is a mosquito borne illness that is widespread, especially in tropical countries. The global incidence of d
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 17, 2021
Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving disruption in almost every sector with even the most passing involvement with IT
...
Sponsored By:
SignalHire Le
OCT 14, 2021
Microbiology
Leprosy has been infecting people since ancient times, and is estimated to have caused about 202,000 new infections in 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Japan’s Osaka University recently developed and tested a novel vaccine that may protect a
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have discovered a novel biomarker in the blood that acts as an early warning sign for dementia: microRNA. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the neurological disorder has also been linked to inflammat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a well-known causal connection between smoking and lung cancer, and most research on lung cancer has been focus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that's caused by mutations in the huntingtin gene. People can be di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Since it's become quick and relatively inexpensive to sequence a human genome, researchers have gained unprecedented and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells carry the genome in their nucleus, and the genes that are expressed give a cell its identity. Researchers have bee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 27, 2021
Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch