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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 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds. ...OCT 06, 2016Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2016Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2016Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When the mind isn’t doing well, doctors can find clues in the body. In particular, scientists in the UK recently f ...SEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...SEP 08, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington ...SEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...SEP 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a mysterious disease that’s challenging to treat but even more complicated to diagnose ...AUG 31, 2016Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2016Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These di ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For the 44 million people worldwide who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and the countless more who are at ris ...AUG 22, 2016Cardiology
Diagnoses based on genetic testing results from the past ten years may be misdiagnosing some groups of people with a ser ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
University College London scientists reported a potential new method of detecting Parkinson’s disease with a retin ...AUG 21, 2016Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick ...AUG 18, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—August 18, 2016—An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)AUG 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Image Credit: TSRI's Makarenkova lab LA JOLLA, CA – August 18, 2016 – The eye’s lacrimal gland is ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)AUG 11, 2016Cardiology
Although its name might suggest otherwise, the intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitals is actually not the best place for ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2016Cancer
When it comes to some cancer types, more testing may not always pay off. It may, in fact, waste millions of dollars that ...
OCT 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
OCT 06, 2016
Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that has gotten a lot of attention in the pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When the mind isn’t doing well, doctors can find clues in the body. In particular, scientists in the UK recently f
...
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
SEP 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Oxygen is a pretty amazing chemical element, without which life would not be possible. Now researchers at the Washington
...
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
SEP 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a mysterious disease that’s challenging to treat but even more complicated to diagnose
...
AUG 31, 2016
Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2016
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the 44 million people worldwide who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and the countless more who are at ris
...
AUG 22, 2016
Cardiology
Diagnoses based on genetic testing results from the past ten years may be misdiagnosing some groups of people with a ser
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
University College London scientists reported a potential new method of detecting Parkinson’s disease with a retin
...
AUG 21, 2016
Cancer
A common folk remedy for upset stomachs and other digestive ails often involves ginger – raw, dried, candied, pick
...
AUG 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA—August 18, 2016—An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Image Credit: TSRI's Makarenkova lab LA JOLLA, CA – August 18, 2016 – The eye’s lacrimal gland is
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 11, 2016
Cardiology
Although its name might suggest otherwise, the intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitals is actually not the best place for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Cancer
When it comes to some cancer types, more testing may not always pay off. It may, in fact, waste millions of dollars that
...