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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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DEC 18, 2017Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. Among these places, ...DEC 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Biotin may be good for shiny nails and luscious hair, but too much of it can mess with your medical tests. Nearly half o ...DEC 14, 2017Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 09, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targetsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 08, 2017Health & Medicine
The epidemic of overdose deaths due to opioid addiction is rising, and it seems as if there is no end in sight. Accordin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 02, 2017Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are trying to find out how to use genetic data to improve metabolic health; they are discovering diets are n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2017Videos
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been touted as a treatment for everything from stroke rehab to depres ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
New research has found that garlic contains a compound that can fight chronic bacterial infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Images snapped by the Curiosity Rover’s onboard imaging system earlier this year indicated that its aluminum wheel ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier has been referred to in research as the "holy grail." The purpose of it is to protect ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 21, 2017Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Reports of the “first marijuana overdose death” made a huge splash in the headlines last week. But as sensat ...NOV 20, 2017Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 19, 2017Cancer
Cancer patients participating in clinical trials may have their expectations set too high, say researchers. In particula ...NOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 13, 2017Technology
Adding nanoparticles to metal 3D printing could "revolutionize metal-based manufacturing."Written By: Julia TraversNOV 07, 2017Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 03, 2017Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a ...
DEC 18, 2017
Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. Among these places,
...
DEC 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Biotin may be good for shiny nails and luscious hair, but too much of it can mess with your medical tests. Nearly half o
...
DEC 14, 2017
Technology
Seeding Labs works with more than 100 private-sector partners to source and fund the equipment shipments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 09, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targets
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
The epidemic of overdose deaths due to opioid addiction is rising, and it seems as if there is no end in sight. Accordin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 02, 2017
Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are trying to find out how to use genetic data to improve metabolic health; they are discovering diets are n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been touted as a treatment for everything from stroke rehab to depres
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
New research has found that garlic contains a compound that can fight chronic bacterial infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Images snapped by the Curiosity Rover’s onboard imaging system earlier this year indicated that its aluminum wheel
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier has been referred to in research as the "holy grail." The purpose of it is to protect
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 21, 2017
Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Reports of the “first marijuana overdose death” made a huge splash in the headlines last week. But as sensat
...
NOV 20, 2017
Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 19, 2017
Cancer
Cancer patients participating in clinical trials may have their expectations set too high, say researchers. In particula
...
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 13, 2017
Technology
Adding nanoparticles to metal 3D printing could "revolutionize metal-based manufacturing."
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 07, 2017
Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 03, 2017
Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a
...