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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 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit ei ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...NOV 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste ...NOV 22, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi ...NOV 22, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way of treating cancer may come in the form of an injectable gel. The “biogel” was developed in lab of ...NOV 22, 2015Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
What happens when a nanoscience polymer expert, a biomedical engineer, and a couple of surgeons get together? Possibly a ...NOV 17, 2015Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2015Neuroscience
Children diagnosed with autism often have a very difficult time reading social cues. They are not always able to tell wh ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 10, 2015Neuroscience
Can you pass this memory test? Without looking at your cell phone write down the phone numbers of your two closes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2015Videos
Lab mice are critical to science. They are used as a way to test out new drugs and to carry out other scientific tests i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2015Technology
It’s not too far from the truth that batteries make today’s world go ‘round. We’re far from the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2015Technology
One thing that has baffled scientists for years is how to make something capable of gliding through the air and also sli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2015Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease can be devastating. It comes on slowly and sometimes is not even noticed. Many patients attrib ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 23, 2015Videos
A lot of people believe that dogs don't have feelings like people do, but there is a ton of evidence to support the noti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronauts setting up a colony on the moon, or Mars, or some other planetary body will have a lot of tasks to perform. A ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While skeletal muscle is abundant in the human body, it been difficult for researchers to derive muscle cells from precu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 23, 2015Videos
Marijuana, a controversial plant that is gaining traction in the United States, has been found to potentially increase t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2015Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
DEC 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit ei
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...
NOV 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste
...
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi
...
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way of treating cancer may come in the form of an injectable gel. The “biogel” was developed in lab of
...
NOV 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
What happens when a nanoscience polymer expert, a biomedical engineer, and a couple of surgeons get together? Possibly a
...
NOV 17, 2015
Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Children diagnosed with autism often have a very difficult time reading social cues. They are not always able to tell wh
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Can you pass this memory test? Without looking at your cell phone write down the phone numbers of your two closes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2015
Videos
Lab mice are critical to science. They are used as a way to test out new drugs and to carry out other scientific tests i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 30, 2015
Technology
It’s not too far from the truth that batteries make today’s world go ‘round. We’re far from the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2015
Technology
One thing that has baffled scientists for years is how to make something capable of gliding through the air and also sli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2015
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease can be devastating. It comes on slowly and sometimes is not even noticed. Many patients attrib
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 23, 2015
Videos
A lot of people believe that dogs don't have feelings like people do, but there is a ton of evidence to support the noti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronauts setting up a colony on the moon, or Mars, or some other planetary body will have a lot of tasks to perform. A
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract – our microbiome – have a major impact on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
High blood levels of two very closely related proteins can change the outcome of heart disease, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While skeletal muscle is abundant in the human body, it been difficult for researchers to derive muscle cells from precu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 23, 2015
Videos
Marijuana, a controversial plant that is gaining traction in the United States, has been found to potentially increase t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2015
Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider