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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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NOV 20, 2017Cannabis Sciences
Your body has its own built-in cannabis system.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Reports of the “first marijuana overdose death” made a huge splash in the headlines last week. But as sensat ...NOV 20, 2017Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
At only 10-months-old, Luis Manuel Gonzalez, weighs in at 62 pounds (28 kilograms), or roughly the equivalent of an aver ...NOV 17, 2017Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disease that primarily affects males - leads to degeneratio ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 15, 2017Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is in the headlines almost every week. Currently, estimates from the WHO and the CDC show t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 14, 2017Cardiology
Every year, millions of people arrive at a hospital’s emergency department complaining of chest pain, but a small ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Repurposing already approved drugs for new therapeutic indications to expedite new drugs being used in the clinicWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Miscarriage is one of the most common complications in early pregnancy, affecting around one in every four pregnancies. ...NOV 07, 2017Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Nusinersen may be a life-changer for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2017Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a ...NOV 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
If you are starting to see symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in someone, the damage is already serious.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 31, 2017Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 31, 2017Technology
Vascular Surgeon John Martin was testing a Butterfly IQ pocket-sized ultrasound when he detected his own cancer.Written By: Julia TraversOCT 31, 2017Microbiology
Campylobacter causes an estimated 1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. The bacteria are curved or s-sha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 31, 2017Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Your body has its own built-in cannabis system.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Reports of the “first marijuana overdose death” made a huge splash in the headlines last week. But as sensat
...
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
At only 10-months-old, Luis Manuel Gonzalez, weighs in at 62 pounds (28 kilograms), or roughly the equivalent of an aver
...
NOV 17, 2017
Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disease that primarily affects males - leads to degeneratio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 15, 2017
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is in the headlines almost every week. Currently, estimates from the WHO and the CDC show t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 14, 2017
Cardiology
Every year, millions of people arrive at a hospital’s emergency department complaining of chest pain, but a small
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Repurposing already approved drugs for new therapeutic indications to expedite new drugs being used in the clinic
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Miscarriage is one of the most common complications in early pregnancy, affecting around one in every four pregnancies.
...
NOV 07, 2017
Technology
CASIS, Boeing and MassChallenge will fund three new space station research projects spanning the fields of stem cell res
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nusinersen may be a life-changer for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2017
Cancer
A dense metal found in space rocks could be the kryptonite for cancer cells, researchers announced. The metal is known a
...
NOV 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you are starting to see symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in someone, the damage is already serious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
In cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, genetic testing is used to guide doctors, but researchers found that some popula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2017
Technology
While other synthetic skins have sensed shear force, none have done it so accurately while also sensing the other two ma
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2017
Technology
Vascular Surgeon John Martin was testing a Butterfly IQ pocket-sized ultrasound when he detected his own cancer.
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2017
Microbiology
Campylobacter causes an estimated 1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. The bacteria are curved or s-sha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine for HIV for many years, but unusual characteristics of the virus have m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch