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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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OCT 30, 2017Technology
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Instead of the usual hour-long wait for routine lab results, a new blood test could allow doctors to diagnose a heart at ...OCT 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has used $20 million to create a consortium of universities that will support a ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2017Cancer
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The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2017Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The underappreciated sense of smell is making headlines in the world of diagnostics. In a recent study, researchers link ...SEP 07, 2017Videos
Using nanoparticles in medical treatment is becoming a high-tech way to get treatment right to the area of disease. In K ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are making strides in synthetic biology, and are not starting to learn how to add functionality to genomes, ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2017
Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 27, 2017
Microbiology
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of bacteria that have high levels of resistance to specific an
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 25, 2017
Cancer
By pouring over the genetic profiles of hundreds of thousands of women, researchers have found 72 new genetic culprits b
...
OCT 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Experts on schizophrenia have often pointed to the frontal and temporal region of the brain when explaining the disorder
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Cancer
Surgically removing tumors is an effective way to treat cancer. However, in cases where the cancer periphery is unclear,
...
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 12, 2017
Cardiology
The ancient art of Tai Chi could benefit heart disease patients who decline traditional cardiac rehabilitation, which, m
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
When an 11-year-old boy showed signs of severe vision deterioration, doctors were perplexed since there didn’t see
...
OCT 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
We’ve all experienced the annoying Band-Aid that won’t stay on when wet. And when it comes to bigger cuts an
...
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Instead of the usual hour-long wait for routine lab results, a new blood test could allow doctors to diagnose a heart at
...
OCT 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With every new medical technology, doctors are getting better at saving more patients’ lives. Medical advancements
...
SEP 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Brain cancer, in all of its forms, is a highly aggressive form of the disease, that has proven difficult to access and t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has used $20 million to create a consortium of universities that will support a ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2017
Cancer
A common over-the-counter drug that pilots often take to alleviate jetlag may also help cancer patients ease the pain fr
...
SEP 14, 2017
Videos
Medical science often resembles science fiction, especially when new gadgets and technology aids are invented. Engineers
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2017
Cardiology
The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2017
Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The underappreciated sense of smell is making headlines in the world of diagnostics. In a recent study, researchers link
...
SEP 07, 2017
Videos
Using nanoparticles in medical treatment is becoming a high-tech way to get treatment right to the area of disease. In K
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are making strides in synthetic biology, and are not starting to learn how to add functionality to genomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch