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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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OCT 24, 2016Cardiology
New imaging technology developed at Stanford University could help prevent strokes and heart attacks caused by severe at ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool ...OCT 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, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2016Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd ...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 08, 2016Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2016Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e ...JUL 14, 2016Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Is your sore throat caused by the Streptococcus bacteria, or a common cold virus? It can be difficult to tell, even for ...JUL 08, 2016Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – July 8, 2016 – While bipolar disorder is one of the most-studied neurological disorders— ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A report in the journal Blood revealed that scientists have found a protein that may diagnose chronic graft-versus-host ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2016Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can ...JUN 27, 2016Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 21, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 16, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Depression affects millions of people worldwide, yet it’s an illness that’s still highly stigmatized. As wit ...JUN 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...JUN 03, 2016Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea ...Written By: Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2016
Cardiology
New imaging technology developed at Stanford University could help prevent strokes and heart attacks caused by severe at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool
...
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
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2016
Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd
...
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 08, 2016
Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2016
Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e
...
JUL 14, 2016
Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Is your sore throat caused by the Streptococcus bacteria, or a common cold virus? It can be difficult to tell, even for
...
JUL 08, 2016
Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – July 8, 2016 – While bipolar disorder is one of the most-studied neurological disorders—
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A report in the journal Blood revealed that scientists have found a protein that may diagnose chronic graft-versus-host
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2016
Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can
...
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 21, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 16, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Depression affects millions of people worldwide, yet it’s an illness that’s still highly stigmatized. As wit
...
JUN 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...
JUN 03, 2016
Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker