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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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JUN 22, 2017Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc ...JUN 20, 2017Plants & Animals
We’ve known for ages that animals have a good sense of time and can control their behavior depending on the time o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2017Neuroscience
Every day as we navigate around our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces, we see people we know. A friendly wave to a cow ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 29, 2017Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unfavorable weather conditions resulted in four days of delay for the maiden voyage of Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocke ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
There was a temporary momentum of hype over the weekend for the launch of the Electron Rocket in New Zealand, but such e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Videos
Doing cardio workouts on a regular basis is a great way to keep your body in shape and to encourage good cardiovascular ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq ...MAY 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you follow rocket science closely, then you might be familiar with the New Zealand-based space startup known as Rocke ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2017Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2017Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2017Technology
Germany has built what they are calling “the world’s largest artificial Sun,” which takes 149 powerful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2017
Cancer
Scientists report that compounds found in turmeric, red grapes, and apple peels could “starve” prostate canc
...
JUN 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve known for ages that animals have a good sense of time and can control their behavior depending on the time o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2017
Neuroscience
Every day as we navigate around our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces, we see people we know. A friendly wave to a cow
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There are a number of questions that remain about how long-term space travel affects the human body. One of the most cri
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 29, 2017
Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unfavorable weather conditions resulted in four days of delay for the maiden voyage of Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocke
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There was a temporary momentum of hype over the weekend for the launch of the Electron Rocket in New Zealand, but such e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Videos
Doing cardio workouts on a regular basis is a great way to keep your body in shape and to encourage good cardiovascular
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq
...
MAY 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you follow rocket science closely, then you might be familiar with the New Zealand-based space startup known as Rocke
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2017
Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2017
Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2017
Technology
Germany has built what they are calling “the world’s largest artificial Sun,” which takes 149 powerful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch