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Lab tests are medical procedures used to evaluate biological samples such as blood, urine, or tissue. Lab tests are used for diagnostics, to aid in treatment planning, to monitor the efficacy of a therapy, or evaluate how a disease changes over time.
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OCT 16, 2019Cannabis Sciences
What are the stages of cannabis plant growth? As cannabis becomes more widely used both medicinally and recreation ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Finding the gene defect that resulted in an inherited disease used to be a long, painstaking process.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Many cannabidiol (CBD) products are assumed or advertised to be free, or mostly free, of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). A n ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 02, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we sleep, our bodies cycle through several stages. One is the REM or rapid eye movement stage, during which most drea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of plastic microfibers and the dangers that they pose to our oceans, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2019Cannabis Sciences
CBD has already been shown to be effective as an anti-anxiety, antipsychotic and anti-epileptic substance. Can it help y ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Using high-throughput screening methods, cancer researchers from the UK have identified some promising drug candidates t ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 24, 2019Immunology
New research out of the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that the consequence of overuse of antibiotics lowe ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 22, 2019Technology
The world’s first ever blood incubator was developed using laser technology and could someday prevent fatal blood ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2019Neuroscience
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a phase when dreams are created. Traditionally, REM has been thought of as a sleep sta ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2019Cancer
New research recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine surprises the oncological community with f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Microbiology
Bacterial communities can be vital partners to many living organisms, from humans beings to the white-throated woodrat.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 03, 2019Cancer
New research from MIT engineers and Imperial and published in Nature Nanotechnology could change the way to detect cance ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a minuscule probe that can take the temperature of a cell's interior ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Typically, people need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night to function properly. In fact, reducing sl ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that songbirds unleash their colorful vocalizations involuntarily in response to activitie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 28, 2019Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
What are the stages of cannabis plant growth? As cannabis becomes more widely used both medicinally and recreation
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Finding the gene defect that resulted in an inherited disease used to be a long, painstaking process.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Many cannabidiol (CBD) products are assumed or advertised to be free, or mostly free, of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). A n
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 02, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we sleep, our bodies cycle through several stages. One is the REM or rapid eye movement stage, during which most drea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of plastic microfibers and the dangers that they pose to our oceans,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
CBD has already been shown to be effective as an anti-anxiety, antipsychotic and anti-epileptic substance. Can it help y
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Using high-throughput screening methods, cancer researchers from the UK have identified some promising drug candidates t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 24, 2019
Immunology
New research out of the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that the consequence of overuse of antibiotics lowe
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 22, 2019
Technology
The world’s first ever blood incubator was developed using laser technology and could someday prevent fatal blood
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2019
Neuroscience
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a phase when dreams are created. Traditionally, REM has been thought of as a sleep sta
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Cancer
New research recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine surprises the oncological community with f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Microbiology
Bacterial communities can be vital partners to many living organisms, from humans beings to the white-throated woodrat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 03, 2019
Cancer
New research from MIT engineers and Imperial and published in Nature Nanotechnology could change the way to detect cance
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a minuscule probe that can take the temperature of a cell's interior
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Typically, people need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night to function properly. In fact, reducing sl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long thought that songbirds unleash their colorful vocalizations involuntarily in response to activitie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 28, 2019
Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch