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Medical testing
Medical tests are performed to detect or diagnose a health issue, determine an appropriate treatment plan, confirm that a therapeutic intervention is working as intended, or monitor the progression of a condition. Medical tests can vary from evaluating bodily specimens, such as blood or urine, to invasive examinations, including biopsies or endoscopies. While most medical testing requires a healthcare professional, some test, such as monitoring blood glucose levels, can be administered by the individual patient in an outpatient setting.
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JAN 14, 2021Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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A new computer system called eRAPID has been debuted in a UK trial to test out how it can assist cancer patients in mana ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2021Chemistry & Physics
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Apathy, characterized by a pronounced lack of enthusiasm, motivation, or interest, is a predictor of the future onset of ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 22, 2020Health & Medicine
New research suggests that cannabis use by people being treated for opioid addiction might improve outcomes and reduce t ...Written By: Angela DowdenDEC 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a chip-based test that can determine pregnancy outcomes after the signs of a possible miscarr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Cannabinoids are the natural compounds in the cannabis plant that interact with the body's endocannabinoid system.&n ...Written By: Angela DowdenDEC 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
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In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JAN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common and deadly form of brain cancer is known as glioblastoma; the median survival time for patients is only
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Surgeons remove a tumor from the abdominal cavity of a patient. But how can they be certain that all the cancer cells we
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2021
Cancer
A new computer system called eRAPID has been debuted in a UK trial to test out how it can assist cancer patients in mana
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Will a singing test be the way the doctors of the future monitor thyroid health? According to a collaboration of researc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Psychedelics are receiving an increasing amount of attention- both in research and in the media- for their potential to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2020
Immunology
Bumpy, inflamed, ring-shaped lesions on the skin—granuloma annulare (GA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, around half a billion people suffer from hearing loss around the world. In about half of these cases, genetic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Apathy, characterized by a pronounced lack of enthusiasm, motivation, or interest, is a predictor of the future onset of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 22, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that cannabis use by people being treated for opioid addiction might improve outcomes and reduce t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
DEC 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a chip-based test that can determine pregnancy outcomes after the signs of a possible miscarr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Cannabinoids are the natural compounds in the cannabis plant that interact with the body's endocannabinoid system.&n
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
DEC 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Governments are keen to create regulations to reduce sugar intake. As such, companies are increasing their usage of arti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 08, 2020
Microbiology
N. meningitidis bacteria live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about 1 in 10 carr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes