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Molecular research and diagnostics
Molecular research and diagnostics are processes that take analyze DNA to identify markers or alterations that confer a disease or disorder. Testing can be performed to diagnose infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, or SARS-CoV-2.
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FEB 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Taking a sample of tissue called a biopsy from an organ suspected of harboring a pathology is a common diagnostic practi ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient is admitted to the hospital after experiencing chest pains. What are the right questions that hospital staff a ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 14, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LM ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 09, 2021Cardiology
When people think of iron, it usually brings up images of big hunks of metal. But did you know it is also essential for ...Written By: Jasper CantrellFEB 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 05, 2021Technology
Diagnosing disease depends largely on biomarkers. These markers are complex molecules ranging from our genes to hormones ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 03, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a painful and debilitating autoimmune disorder of the joints, particularly those of the ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 02, 2021Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cancer is typically related to problems in cells' genomes that lead to uncontrolled cell growth, and the formation of tu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering describes new microneedle patch technology that takes the &ldq ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Cardiology
As we get older, many things change in our bodies. We lose touch with the newest fashion trends, or which new phone is b ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJAN 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have created a diagnostic test that can identify as many as one-fifth of potential autism spectrum disord ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A new diagnostic test powered by artificial intelligence has been found to detect prostate cancer markers in urine sampl ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to explain why a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be so differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2021Cancer
New research suggests that whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a more effective detection method than other ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2021Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most well-studied cancers in modern medicine. Diagnostics can already differentiate between ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJAN 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Cardiology
The everyday tracking of health has become far easier these days with the advent of fitness watches and other technology ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJAN 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Only 10 percent of icebergs are visible on the surface of the water; the remaining 90 percent remains submerged. ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Taking a sample of tissue called a biopsy from an organ suspected of harboring a pathology is a common diagnostic practi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient is admitted to the hospital after experiencing chest pains. What are the right questions that hospital staff a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 14, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LM
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 09, 2021
Cardiology
When people think of iron, it usually brings up images of big hunks of metal. But did you know it is also essential for
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
FEB 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A clearly defined border differentiates benign tumors from malignant ones. Malignant tumors start to get fuzzy around th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 05, 2021
Technology
Diagnosing disease depends largely on biomarkers. These markers are complex molecules ranging from our genes to hormones
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 03, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a painful and debilitating autoimmune disorder of the joints, particularly those of the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer is typically related to problems in cells' genomes that lead to uncontrolled cell growth, and the formation of tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering describes new microneedle patch technology that takes the &ldq
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Cardiology
As we get older, many things change in our bodies. We lose touch with the newest fashion trends, or which new phone is b
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JAN 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have created a diagnostic test that can identify as many as one-fifth of potential autism spectrum disord
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new diagnostic test powered by artificial intelligence has been found to detect prostate cancer markers in urine sampl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to explain why a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be so differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Cancer
New research suggests that whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a more effective detection method than other
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2021
Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most well-studied cancers in modern medicine. Diagnostics can already differentiate between
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JAN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Cardiology
The everyday tracking of health has become far easier these days with the advent of fitness watches and other technology
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JAN 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Only 10 percent of icebergs are visible on the surface of the water; the remaining 90 percent remains submerged.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes