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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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MAR 08, 2016Cardiology
Malaria killed about 440,000 people—mostly young children—last year, but a new drug candidate may help fight ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 08, 2016Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Technology
The problem with plastics plaguing the Earth and the environment from incorrect disposal of plastic wrappers and contain ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 02, 2016Videos
Articles that get published in peer reviewed journals on topics like cellular biology and RNA molecules are usually auth ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate ...FEB 18, 2016Neuroscience
When researching treatments for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease, scie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 15, 2016Technology
Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 01, 2016Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 28, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 25, 2016Chemistry & Physics
A new nanotech coating can melt ice on helicopter blades and might offer a new way to de-ice aircraft, wind turbines, an ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 25, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 24, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC San Diego are perfecting a new technique to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Time is of the ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have been successful at engineering cardiac muscle cells from stem cells that actually be ...JAN 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time, ...JAN 13, 2016Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 12, 2016Neuroscience
Games and smartphone apps that claim to “train your brain” and stave off dementia, memory loss and other neu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie ...DEC 29, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study may open the door for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) drug treatment. Researchers from the University of ...DEC 13, 2015Videos
Each day the Mayo Clinic Diagnostic lab receives thousands of biological specimens from all over the country. These are ...
MAR 08, 2016
Cardiology
Malaria killed about 440,000 people—mostly young children—last year, but a new drug candidate may help fight
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 08, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Technology
The problem with plastics plaguing the Earth and the environment from incorrect disposal of plastic wrappers and contain
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 02, 2016
Videos
Articles that get published in peer reviewed journals on topics like cellular biology and RNA molecules are usually auth
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate
...
FEB 18, 2016
Neuroscience
When researching treatments for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease, scie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2016
Technology
Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 25, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
A new nanotech coating can melt ice on helicopter blades and might offer a new way to de-ice aircraft, wind turbines, an
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 25, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 24, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC San Diego are perfecting a new technique to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Time is of the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have been successful at engineering cardiac muscle cells from stem cells that actually be
...
JAN 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time,
...
JAN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Games and smartphone apps that claim to “train your brain” and stave off dementia, memory loss and other neu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie
...
DEC 29, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study may open the door for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) drug treatment. Researchers from the University of
...
DEC 13, 2015
Videos
Each day the Mayo Clinic Diagnostic lab receives thousands of biological specimens from all over the country. These are
...