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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 12, 2016Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Plants & Animals
Throughout Cuba, the Cuban Crocodile can be found, but it’s not something you get to see all too often, as only a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a portable way to make pharmaceuticals by using freeze-dried components that can make complex co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds. ...OCT 05, 2016Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health. Researchers have begun to look for novel ways to fight ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2016Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 26, 2016Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2016Cardiology
Scientists begin a 7-year journey into designing the perfect heart patch to treat cardiovascular disease. For now, they& ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 22, 2016Space & Astronomy
There have been credible reports that China had lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab, which is orbiting the Earth ab ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2016Earth & The Environment
Last year at this time a Dutch construction company called VolkerWessels released their plans to build roads from plasti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2016Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2016Immunology
Norovirus is the most common viral cause of diarrhea worldwide, but because of an inability to grow it in a lab, scienti ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 19, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A specific chromosomal rearrangement in the mosquito genome seems to be responsible for a mosquito's preference for catt ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past year, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even vocal cords tha ...SEP 19, 2016Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 16, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 14, 2016Immunology
From the first scientist to ever discover broadly neutralizing antibodies, a new candidate for protection from influenza ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 14, 2016Neuroscience
Virtual reality headsets are a big hit with gamers and others who want to experience a different way of playing online g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 12, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Throughout Cuba, the Cuban Crocodile can be found, but it’s not something you get to see all too often, as only a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a portable way to make pharmaceuticals by using freeze-dried components that can make complex co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health. Researchers have begun to look for novel ways to fight
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Microbiology
Do you suffer from stomach ulcers? There’s a good chance they’re due to Helicobacter pylori, one of my favor
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 26, 2016
Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Cardiology
A nutritious diet and regular exercise habits is a tried and true recipe for successful weight loss, but many overweight
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists begin a 7-year journey into designing the perfect heart patch to treat cardiovascular disease. For now, they&
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2016
Space & Astronomy
There have been credible reports that China had lost control of its Tiangong-1 space lab, which is orbiting the Earth ab
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Last year at this time a Dutch construction company called VolkerWessels released their plans to build roads from plasti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2016
Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2016
Immunology
Norovirus is the most common viral cause of diarrhea worldwide, but because of an inability to grow it in a lab, scienti
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 19, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A specific chromosomal rearrangement in the mosquito genome seems to be responsible for a mosquito's preference for catt
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past year, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even vocal cords tha
...
SEP 19, 2016
Neuroscience
There is theory that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room randomly typing eventually something coherent, like a Shake
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—September 16, 2016—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 14, 2016
Immunology
From the first scientist to ever discover broadly neutralizing antibodies, a new candidate for protection from influenza
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Virtual reality headsets are a big hit with gamers and others who want to experience a different way of playing online g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis