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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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MAR 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past several months, researchers have been focusing on easier point-of-care tests that offer early detection of d ...MAR 11, 2016Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a ...MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Increased levels of a blood protein may make a person not only more susceptible to strokes, but could also send the pers ...MAR 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Zika is not going away anytime soon, as cases continue to rise in the Americas. The CDC and the FDA are taking note, and ...FEB 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit ...FEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Liverpool recently unveiled an electronic “smell” test for prostate cancer d ...FEB 12, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell is intelligently designed. Various membrane-bound organelles (mitochondria, lysosomes, etc) create their own pe ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’ ...FEB 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
According to researchers from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a simple blood test may soon be able to detect fiv ...FEB 07, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A new rolling DNA-based motor is 1,000 times faster than its competitors, which typically use legs to walk. “Unlik ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2016Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Early detection is ...JAN 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, heart attacks can now be accurately diagnosed wi ...JAN 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres ...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 ...JAN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie ...DEC 19, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In West and Central Africa, a bite from the tsetse fly could send a person in to a fatal coma. Doctors have now develope ...DEC 15, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Instead of invasive biopsies, doctors could soon detect melanoma metastasis with a handheld scanning device. A team of r ...DEC 09, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of ...DEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...DEC 04, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In medical emergencies like strokes, every second matters. The condition is highly time-sensitive, as survival is direct ...
MAR 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past several months, researchers have been focusing on easier point-of-care tests that offer early detection of d
...
MAR 11, 2016
Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a
...
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Increased levels of a blood protein may make a person not only more susceptible to strokes, but could also send the pers
...
MAR 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Zika is not going away anytime soon, as cases continue to rise in the Americas. The CDC and the FDA are taking note, and
...
FEB 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit
...
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the University of Liverpool recently unveiled an electronic “smell” test for prostate cancer d
...
FEB 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell is intelligently designed. Various membrane-bound organelles (mitochondria, lysosomes, etc) create their own pe
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’
...
FEB 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to researchers from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a simple blood test may soon be able to detect fiv
...
FEB 07, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A new rolling DNA-based motor is 1,000 times faster than its competitors, which typically use legs to walk. “Unlik
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Early detection is
...
JAN 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, heart attacks can now be accurately diagnosed wi
...
JAN 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres
...
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
...
JAN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie
...
DEC 19, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In West and Central Africa, a bite from the tsetse fly could send a person in to a fatal coma. Doctors have now develope
...
DEC 15, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Instead of invasive biopsies, doctors could soon detect melanoma metastasis with a handheld scanning device. A team of r
...
DEC 09, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of
...
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...
DEC 04, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In medical emergencies like strokes, every second matters. The condition is highly time-sensitive, as survival is direct
...