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Substances: a substance is a pure form of matter which has a specific composition and specific properties. In other words, a substance is matter that contains only one type of atom or molecule. Pure substances can be further divided into two subcategories: elements and compounds.
MAR 13, 2018 | 8:00 AM
DATE: March 13, 2018TIME: 08:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT, 4:00pm CETNew technological developments in automated Hematology analyzers continue to transform the hematology laboratory. Today, he...
JAN 31, 2018 | 8:00 AM
One of the goals of the “3Rs principle” is to replace in vivo testing methodologies with in vitro procedures on human cells, followed by computational systems biology modelling to...
NOV 08, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) emerged in the United States around 2000. Initially, synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants prevailed. Now, designer opioids, benzodiazepines an...
NOV 01, 2017 | 12:00 AM
For more than four decades, restrictions on research with psychoactive drugs have slowed progress in understanding how such substances impact brain metabolism. Besides the historical restrict...
APR 27, 2017 | 10:00 AM
DATE: April 27, 2017TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ETMass spectrometry is increasingly being used for clinical testing and evaluation of patients in various settings. The utilization of...
FEB 22, 2017 | 7:30 AM
Launched in early 2015, the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) takes advantage of the progress made in genomic testing – progress largely driven by rapid advances in DNA sequencing tec...
NOV 02, 2016 | 10:30 AM
With increasing emphasis on effective pain management in clinical care, there has been a significant increase in the number of opioid prescriptions in the past decade. While these drugs...
SEP 07, 2016 | 1:30 PM
It is well accepted that microorganisms can exist as self-organized communities attached to surfaces and one another (i.e., biofilm), often surrounded by extracellular polymeric substances (E...
JUL 13, 2016 | 9:00 AM
The Solana GAS Assay is a rapid in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative detection of Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) nucleic acids isolated from throat sw...
