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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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OCT 16, 2018Neuroscience
Placebo effect and predicting when a particular subject will have a placebo response by using as little as psychological ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 09, 2018Neuroscience
Autism is a growing concern not only for parents and children but healthcare providers as well as researchers and public ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Just as recently as a few decades ago, many common health screenings were not readily available. Mammography, for b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2018Health & Medicine
Chances are if you see a teenager, their face is practically glued to a screen. The latest industry numbers show that 95 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2018Neuroscience
When neuroscientists and doctors have to diagnose complex brain illnesses or injuries, they must collect a great deal of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2018Neuroscience
Staying motivated to stick with a fitness program, a diet or some other new or healthy habit can be challenging. Despite ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 18, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Nature Communications, scientists from the Imperial College London have recently screened 70,000 com ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 12, 2018Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Adolescence can be a trying time for children and their families. Hormone shifts, social media pressures, school stress, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 03, 2018Cardiology
Master athletes can't outrun the risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of cardiovascular disease can still occu ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 31, 2018Health & Medicine
The use of E-cigarettes, or vape pens, has skyrocketed among young people. Despite federal laws that mandate customers b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 30, 2018Cardiology
Mental disorders are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research has revealed genetic rearrangements that happen far before bone cancer starts growing in children.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2018Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 26, 2018Technology
According to a DIGITAL-AF study, a smartphone application (app) can now assist in detecting atrial fibrillation. The pri ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 23, 2018Neuroscience
Functional MRI scans,(fMRI) are an invaluable tool in assessing brain function. While the patient performs some cognitiv ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 22, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A research study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has discovered a tumor biomarker that could be used to dete ...Written By: Nouran Amin
OCT 16, 2018
Neuroscience
Placebo effect and predicting when a particular subject will have a placebo response by using as little as psychological
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Autism is a growing concern not only for parents and children but healthcare providers as well as researchers and public
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Just as recently as a few decades ago, many common health screenings were not readily available. Mammography, for b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
Chances are if you see a teenager, their face is practically glued to a screen. The latest industry numbers show that 95
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2018
Neuroscience
When neuroscientists and doctors have to diagnose complex brain illnesses or injuries, they must collect a great deal of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2018
Neuroscience
Staying motivated to stick with a fitness program, a diet or some other new or healthy habit can be challenging. Despite
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Nature Communications, scientists from the Imperial College London have recently screened 70,000 com
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 12, 2018
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Adolescence can be a trying time for children and their families. Hormone shifts, social media pressures, school stress,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 03, 2018
Cardiology
Master athletes can't outrun the risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of cardiovascular disease can still occu
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 31, 2018
Health & Medicine
The use of E-cigarettes, or vape pens, has skyrocketed among young people. Despite federal laws that mandate customers b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 30, 2018
Cardiology
Mental disorders are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research has revealed genetic rearrangements that happen far before bone cancer starts growing in children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2018
Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2018
Technology
According to a DIGITAL-AF study, a smartphone application (app) can now assist in detecting atrial fibrillation. The pri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 23, 2018
Neuroscience
Functional MRI scans,(fMRI) are an invaluable tool in assessing brain function. While the patient performs some cognitiv
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 22, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A research study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has discovered a tumor biomarker that could be used to dete
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin