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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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APR 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Many of us are familiar by now with the word CBD otherwise known as cannabidiol, but how did we discover this compound t ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 10, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 03, 2018Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, but they’re experiencing rather tough ti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Sending a laboratory sample for testing could be easy: place the material in an appropriate container, close and seal th ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Current tests for new “designer drugs” like fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids are incompatible with emerge ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2018Chemistry & Physics
LIDAR, or light detection and ranging, is the technology that allows autonomous vehicles to detect an obstacle and avoid ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Laboratory testing is critical to the reliability and safety of cannabis products, especially for medicinal and therapeu ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2018Cardiology
A genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration is mostly visible because of the toll it takes on young p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new imaging option makes it possible to diagnose breast cancer with better accuracy, improved efficiency, and with mor ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 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 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
A two-day International Space Station resupply mission that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesd ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 14, 2018Microbiology
The revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing tool is made from a bacterial immune system. Researchers knew that it wasn't the o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research calls an old assumption into question.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 MarkerFEB 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2018Health & Medicine
A diet with too much fat is not healthy. It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and some kinds of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Ibuprofen, sold under trade names like Advil and Motrin, is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, for which there is no cure. Hundreds of resear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many of us are familiar by now with the word CBD otherwise known as cannabidiol, but how did we discover this compound t
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 10, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, but they’re experiencing rather tough ti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Sending a laboratory sample for testing could be easy: place the material in an appropriate container, close and seal th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Current tests for new “designer drugs” like fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids are incompatible with emerge
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
LIDAR, or light detection and ranging, is the technology that allows autonomous vehicles to detect an obstacle and avoid
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Laboratory testing is critical to the reliability and safety of cannabis products, especially for medicinal and therapeu
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Cardiology
A genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration is mostly visible because of the toll it takes on young p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new imaging option makes it possible to diagnose breast cancer with better accuracy, improved efficiency, and with mor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
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 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A two-day International Space Station resupply mission that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesd
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2018
Microbiology
The revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing tool is made from a bacterial immune system. Researchers knew that it wasn't the o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research calls an old assumption into question.
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
FEB 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2018
Health & Medicine
A diet with too much fat is not healthy. It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and some kinds of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Ibuprofen, sold under trade names like Advil and Motrin, is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, for which there is no cure. Hundreds of resear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim