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Medical Laboratory
A medical laboratory (also known as clinical laboratory) is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens with the purpose of getting information about a patients health in order to treat, diagnose and/or prevent disease. Medical laboratories often staff the following: Phlebotomists, Pathologists, Pathologists's assistants, Medical laboratory scientists, Medical laboratory assistants, Medical laboratory technicians, and Clinical biochemists, just to name a few.
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SEP 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2019Cancer
I can’t be the only one who has ever looked at a suspicious freckle and wondered, “Could this be skin cancer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
An increasing number of parents are opting their babies in for at-home genetic testing. These at-homeWritten By: Nupur SrivastavaSEP 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 25, 2019Technology
Tissue engineering is a quickly growing field that involves the development of artificial organs and tissues that can be ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Breast cancer affects 250,000 women in the U.S. annually. Those with most common form test positive for hormone receptor ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A novel ‘lab-on-a-chip’ the size of a postage stamp could soon advance the developments of safer anti-clotti ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 20, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the inner workings of how pancreatic cancer cells ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 17, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Uranium poisoning is unusual to the general population but does happen to miners, mineral mill and fabrication workers. ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A condition that affects 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls in the US, research is fast-showing that genetics account for 8 ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 03, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Sepsis is a serious medical condition that results from inflammation in the body and can cause fatal multi-organ dysfunc ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medications may be effective against the spread of a highly infecti ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 22, 2019Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA microscopy doesn't use optics but enables the visualization of molecules. / Image credit: J. Weinstein et al./Cell 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person- ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2019Health & Medicine
Deep in the Pamir Mountains in western China, it appears that ancient communities, dating back as far as 500 B.C., may h ...
SEP 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2019
Cancer
I can’t be the only one who has ever looked at a suspicious freckle and wondered, “Could this be skin cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
An increasing number of parents are opting their babies in for at-home genetic testing. These at-home
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
SEP 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 25, 2019
Technology
Tissue engineering is a quickly growing field that involves the development of artificial organs and tissues that can be
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Breast cancer affects 250,000 women in the U.S. annually. Those with most common form test positive for hormone receptor
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A novel ‘lab-on-a-chip’ the size of a postage stamp could soon advance the developments of safer anti-clotti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 20, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the inner workings of how pancreatic cancer cells
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Uranium poisoning is unusual to the general population but does happen to miners, mineral mill and fabrication workers.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A condition that affects 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls in the US, research is fast-showing that genetics account for 8
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 03, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Sepsis is a serious medical condition that results from inflammation in the body and can cause fatal multi-organ dysfunc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medications may be effective against the spread of a highly infecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA microscopy doesn't use optics but enables the visualization of molecules. / Image credit: J. Weinstein et al./Cell 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person-
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
Deep in the Pamir Mountains in western China, it appears that ancient communities, dating back as far as 500 B.C., may h
...