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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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FEB 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented ...FEB 17, 2016Neuroscience
Does size matter? In many things it does. As far as brain size though, there is some debate about that. First you have t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs ...FEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of ...FEB 16, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 15, 2016Neuroscience
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Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 05, 2016Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr ...JAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 28, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 27, 2016Immunology
Optogenetics is a technology used by neuroscientists to follow and record the course of individual neurons as they fire. ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease affects a staggering 44 million people worldwide. This number might actually be even greater, ...JAN 25, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Fried foods are widely regarded to be terrible for your health. However, researchers recently found that frying raw vege ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 20, 2016Cardiology
Proteins responsible for the pumping force of the heart beat and muscle cell contract appear to cluster together in inte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece ...JAN 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres ...JAN 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is highly prevalent, accounting for over 7 million new cases every year. While there’s n ...JAN 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new diagnostic test offered earlier in pregnancy could help doctors determine if mothers-to-be are at risk of giving b ...
FEB 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented
...
FEB 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? In many things it does. As far as brain size though, there is some debate about that. First you have t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs
...
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of
...
FEB 16, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 15, 2016
Technology
Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
Depression affects millions of Americans and many of those people are taking some kind of medication. Selective se
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr
...
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 27, 2016
Immunology
Optogenetics is a technology used by neuroscientists to follow and record the course of individual neurons as they fire.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease affects a staggering 44 million people worldwide. This number might actually be even greater,
...
JAN 25, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Fried foods are widely regarded to be terrible for your health. However, researchers recently found that frying raw vege
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 20, 2016
Cardiology
Proteins responsible for the pumping force of the heart beat and muscle cell contract appear to cluster together in inte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece
...
JAN 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres
...
JAN 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is highly prevalent, accounting for over 7 million new cases every year. While there’s n
...
JAN 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new diagnostic test offered earlier in pregnancy could help doctors determine if mothers-to-be are at risk of giving b
...