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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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JUL 20, 2015Neuroscience
The news is full of stories of innocent people getting killed by the very people who are supposed to protect them. A new ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 14, 2015Plants & Animals
Are you able to tell the difference between a piece of tilapia versus a piece of grouper? What about of piece of wild sa ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Theranos, founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, plans to revolutionize clinical laboratory testing by offering low cost b ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 26, 2015Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 19, 2015Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2015Neuroscience
How well do people really remember faces, and can technology actually prove that they do? What implications can these co ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 01, 2015Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2015Cancer
According to WebMD, lung cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths for both men and women worldwide. The American Can ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 27, 2015Health & Medicine
The mass adoption of a fad known as E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) has been raining down on the smoker's populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 15, 2015Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 10, 2015Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule brought more than just a fancy coffee machine to the International Space Station in its mo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
JUL 20, 2015
Neuroscience
The news is full of stories of innocent people getting killed by the very people who are supposed to protect them. A new
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
Are you able to tell the difference between a piece of tilapia versus a piece of grouper? What about of piece of wild sa
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Theranos, founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, plans to revolutionize clinical laboratory testing by offering low cost b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 26, 2015
Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 19, 2015
Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2015
Neuroscience
How well do people really remember faces, and can technology actually prove that they do? What implications can these co
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 01, 2015
Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2015
Cancer
According to WebMD, lung cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths for both men and women worldwide. The American Can
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
The mass adoption of a fad known as E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) has been raining down on the smoker's populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Remember the Cold War? Those were good times, weren't they? Ska music, track suits, the US and the USSR working together
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 15, 2015
Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 10, 2015
Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 27, 2015
Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 20, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 19, 2015
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule brought more than just a fancy coffee machine to the International Space Station in its mo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke