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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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JUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...JUN 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in ...JUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...JUN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Could a new device spell the end of painful gynecological exams for women proactive about their cervical cancer screenin ...MAY 30, 2017Neuroscience
How we learn to speak and understand language and how the brain processes it is not entirely understood, but neuroscient ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec ...MAY 25, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are terms that are used interchangeably to refer to a range of symptoms, disor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2017Microbiology
Chagas disease causes an initial period of infection only lasts a few months, or so it was thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2017Neuroscience
In schools all across the country, fidget spinners are a hot commodity. Proponents of the trendy new toys say they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors ...MAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2017Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2017Neuroscience
It used to be a common belief that newborns and very young babies could not feel pain. Once they did start to develop th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 19, 2017Neuroscience
Screen time, that is the time we spend engaged on our iPhones, tablets or video games is a constant source of research, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2017Neuroscience
Racial bias is something many think of as a societal problem and it most definitely is, however two new studies suggest ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 06, 2017Cardiology
Vitamin D deficiency and classic signs of cardiovascular disease go hand in hand, at least for overweight and obese chil ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 05, 2017Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health. ...APR 05, 2017Neuroscience
Injuries or illnesses that result in paralysis are especially difficult to deal with for patients and their caregivers. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in
...
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Could a new device spell the end of painful gynecological exams for women proactive about their cervical cancer screenin
...
MAY 30, 2017
Neuroscience
How we learn to speak and understand language and how the brain processes it is not entirely understood, but neuroscient
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec
...
MAY 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are terms that are used interchangeably to refer to a range of symptoms, disor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2017
Microbiology
Chagas disease causes an initial period of infection only lasts a few months, or so it was thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2017
Neuroscience
In schools all across the country, fidget spinners are a hot commodity. Proponents of the trendy new toys say they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors
...
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2017
Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2017
Neuroscience
It used to be a common belief that newborns and very young babies could not feel pain. Once they did start to develop th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Screen time, that is the time we spend engaged on our iPhones, tablets or video games is a constant source of research,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2017
Neuroscience
Racial bias is something many think of as a societal problem and it most definitely is, however two new studies suggest
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 06, 2017
Cardiology
Vitamin D deficiency and classic signs of cardiovascular disease go hand in hand, at least for overweight and obese chil
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 05, 2017
Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health.
...
APR 05, 2017
Neuroscience
Injuries or illnesses that result in paralysis are especially difficult to deal with for patients and their caregivers.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)