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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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DEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2020Immunology
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The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2020Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Getting that nasty rash tested isn’t always a straightforward process. Dermatologists have notoriously long waitli ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
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Millions of people around the world take statins to treat high cholesterol, which are estimated to reduce the risk of he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to tackle part of the growing recycling crisis by engineering ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2020Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have been aware that children and adults with autism tend to have different sensory syste ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) products, there has been little research directly assessing whether ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is something that, in most cases, is within our ability to control. A healthy diet and active lif ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 10, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 10, 2020Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2020
Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at Russia's Higher School of Economics (HSE) have found that reducing delay in neurofeedback (NFB) signi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Lambert Initiative at the University of Sydney, have found that cannabidiol, a medically active com
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Widespread diagnostic testing capacities are an absolutely critical tool for countries battling the pandemic. For now, m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2020
Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Getting that nasty rash tested isn’t always a straightforward process. Dermatologists have notoriously long waitli
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Getting a breast cancer diagnosis often means having to endure multiple tests, including some painful and invasive proce
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 24, 2020
Cardiology
Millions of people around the world take statins to treat high cholesterol, which are estimated to reduce the risk of he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to tackle part of the growing recycling crisis by engineering
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2020
Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have been aware that children and adults with autism tend to have different sensory syste
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Despite the growing popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) products, there has been little research directly assessing whether
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is something that, in most cases, is within our ability to control. A healthy diet and active lif
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 10, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch