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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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AUG 10, 2017Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to detect and prevent glaucoma-associated blindness, scientists say they’ve developed a test that can ...AUG 07, 2017Cancer
Prostate cancer screening remains an effective way to detect for the presence of the cancer in men. And this study ...AUG 05, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A blood clot or thrombus is formed as a result of coagulation. It is composed of aggregated platelets and erythrocytes w ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings have big ...JUL 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv ...JUL 08, 2017Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2017Health & Medicine
Do breast implants skew the results from an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading leading to a false diagnosis of a heart atta ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who are lucky enough to survive an Ebola infection, the virus doesn't go away without leaving some traces ...JUN 14, 2017Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A type of artificial intelligence is so well-trained on autistic brains that researchers say the technology can predict ...MAY 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2017Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2017Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 12, 2017Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th ...MAY 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Not every organ in our body ages at the same rate. How young or old an organ is, relative to our chronological age, coul ...APR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 11, 2017Cancer
Can the scent of urine hold molecular clues for the detection of prostate cancer? Inspired by canine companions that can ...APR 05, 2017Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health. ...MAR 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2017Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In an effort to detect and prevent glaucoma-associated blindness, scientists say they’ve developed a test that can
...
AUG 07, 2017
Cancer
Prostate cancer screening remains an effective way to detect for the presence of the cancer in men. And this study
...
AUG 05, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A blood clot or thrombus is formed as a result of coagulation. It is composed of aggregated platelets and erythrocytes w
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings have big
...
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv
...
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do breast implants skew the results from an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading leading to a false diagnosis of a heart atta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who are lucky enough to survive an Ebola infection, the virus doesn't go away without leaving some traces
...
JUN 14, 2017
Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A type of artificial intelligence is so well-trained on autistic brains that researchers say the technology can predict
...
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2017
Neuroscience
There is no known cure or treatment for autism, but that doesn’t stop researchers from looking for any possible op
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th
...
MAY 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not every organ in our body ages at the same rate. How young or old an organ is, relative to our chronological age, coul
...
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 11, 2017
Cancer
Can the scent of urine hold molecular clues for the detection of prostate cancer? Inspired by canine companions that can
...
APR 05, 2017
Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health.
...
MAR 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2017
Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch