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Screening
Screening is a test to detect early disease or risk factors for disease in large numbers of apparently healthy individuals. In medicine, it is checking for disease when there are no symptoms.
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MAY 03, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i ...MAY 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Health & Medicine
Nearly one in 10 individuals older than age 50 used cannabis in the past year, with nearly one in five reporting medical ...Written By: Angela DowdenAPR 29, 2021Technology
Social media has been a transformative technology, changing many things about our life: the fabric of social movements, ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
An international team of researchers has developed a wearable health monitor that works without the need for batteries. ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 22, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
The first images ever taken of a black hole were released in April 2019. The images were captured with the Event Horizon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Health & Medicine
Delta-8-THC is a hemp byproduct that’s being exploited by an apparent loophole in federal law that allows its unfe ...Written By: Angela DowdenAPR 14, 2021Technology
Rushing down Rainbow Road and receiving power from the floating square icons on the screen, or even slipping on a banana ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2021Cancer
A team from the University of Louisville has developed a technique to make cell cultures act more like normal cells. Thi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have begun to analyze the impact of the pandemic, and their work has shown that long COVID-19 surges in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2021Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 30, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable COVID screening device that uses light sensors to check for signs of infection has gotten FDA regulatory clea ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Dr. John-Sebastian Eden is a Virologist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. His group u ...
MAY 03, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have identified a surprising number of health screens that are given to patients who may not need them. Thes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i
...
MAY 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
Nearly one in 10 individuals older than age 50 used cannabis in the past year, with nearly one in five reporting medical
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 29, 2021
Technology
Social media has been a transformative technology, changing many things about our life: the fabric of social movements,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is one of the most reliable parts of the body. It pumps day and night, delivering fresh oxygen and nutrients t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
An international team of researchers has developed a wearable health monitor that works without the need for batteries.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The first images ever taken of a black hole were released in April 2019. The images were captured with the Event Horizon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
Delta-8-THC is a hemp byproduct that’s being exploited by an apparent loophole in federal law that allows its unfe
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 14, 2021
Technology
Rushing down Rainbow Road and receiving power from the floating square icons on the screen, or even slipping on a banana
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2021
Cancer
A team from the University of Louisville has developed a technique to make cell cultures act more like normal cells. Thi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have begun to analyze the impact of the pandemic, and their work has shown that long COVID-19 surges in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2021
Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 30, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable COVID screening device that uses light sensors to check for signs of infection has gotten FDA regulatory clea
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Dr. John-Sebastian Eden is a Virologist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. His group u
...