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Prospective study
A prospective study is a type of group, or cohort, study, which enrolls participants who do not have the disease or outcome being investigated. Once enrolled, participants are monitored for years or even decades for the onset of the disease or outcome of interest.
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FEB 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res ...FEB 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2017Neuroscience
With the incidence of various types of dementia on the rise (Alzheimer’s disease, White Matter syndrome, age relat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range ...JAN 31, 2017Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the ...JAN 27, 2017Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis ...JAN 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ever want access to the hard numbers and facts of climate studies or polar ice melt or atmospheric carbon content? Well ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective ...JAN 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for ...DEC 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of inventive bioengineers are hoping to harness the power of electricity to plug up bleeds. The idea sounds farf ...NOV 22, 2016Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have developed a portable USB device that detects the pres ...NOV 01, 2016Cancer
To treat invading tumors in the body, doctors often recommend radiation therapy – a procedure that zaps the tumor ...OCT 27, 2016Cancer
Could stool samples reveal a person’s colorectal cancer risks? Researchers studying the molecular makeup of colon ...OCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 14, 2016Earth & The Environment
The name is understandable enough: deep sea mining. Mining in the deep seas. Mining for minerals such as copper, gold, m ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Findings Could Help Living Relatives Understand Their Own Risk LA JOLLA, CA – October 11, 2016 – Sudden deat ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)SEP 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems all retailers are racing against each other to be first at seasonal offerings. And this season, you may have fo ...SEP 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 06, 2016Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun ...AUG 17, 2016Neuroscience
While it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, a team of researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with tiny wireless ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to easily manipulate protein levels in living cells is of critical importance to researchers, and can someti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now, ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res
...
FEB 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2017
Neuroscience
With the incidence of various types of dementia on the rise (Alzheimer’s disease, White Matter syndrome, age relat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range
...
JAN 31, 2017
Cancer
The importance of the microbiome has only being fully realized and appreciated in the recent years. And nowhere does the
...
JAN 27, 2017
Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis
...
JAN 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ever want access to the hard numbers and facts of climate studies or polar ice melt or atmospheric carbon content? Well
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Big corporations like Apple and Facebook made headlines when they announced coverage for costs associated with elective
...
JAN 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for
...
DEC 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of inventive bioengineers are hoping to harness the power of electricity to plug up bleeds. The idea sounds farf
...
NOV 22, 2016
Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at the Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have developed a portable USB device that detects the pres
...
NOV 01, 2016
Cancer
To treat invading tumors in the body, doctors often recommend radiation therapy – a procedure that zaps the tumor
...
OCT 27, 2016
Cancer
Could stool samples reveal a person’s colorectal cancer risks? Researchers studying the molecular makeup of colon
...
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 14, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The name is understandable enough: deep sea mining. Mining in the deep seas. Mining for minerals such as copper, gold, m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Findings Could Help Living Relatives Understand Their Own Risk LA JOLLA, CA – October 11, 2016 – Sudden deat
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
SEP 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems all retailers are racing against each other to be first at seasonal offerings. And this season, you may have fo
...
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 06, 2016
Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun
...
AUG 17, 2016
Neuroscience
While it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, a team of researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with tiny wireless
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to easily manipulate protein levels in living cells is of critical importance to researchers, and can someti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch