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Syndromic testing
Syndromic testing allows an individual to be tested for multiple pathogens that elicit similar symptoms at once. These tests limit the time and number of tests needed to diagnosis an illness. These tests utilize multi-panel assays that screen for several infections.
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AUG 08, 2016Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2016Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2016Cardiology
Leaky blood vessels in the brain called cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of physical and cogni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev ...MAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large ...APR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have designed an algorithm to help physicians make decisions on whether they should treat a patient sufferin ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 08, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine developed a mouse model of Zika infection. This model can be use ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 01, 2016Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign ...FEB 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit ...JAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Neuroscience
Games and smartphone apps that claim to “train your brain” and stave off dementia, memory loss and other neu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste ...NOV 16, 2015Cardiology
From the University of Sussex, scientists have refined a technology making possible the detection and monitoring of full ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt ...NOV 10, 2015Videos
In Greek mythology, a chimera is a fire-breathing beast made up of part lion, part goat, and part snake. Of course a tra ...SEP 13, 2015Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2016
Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Leaky blood vessels in the brain called cerebral microbleeds are associated with an increased risk of physical and cogni
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
When determining whether a person is at risk for health problems from high blood pressure, there are sometimes different
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev
...
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ebola infection and transmission caused a huge international health crisis in 2015 in West Africa, the site of the large
...
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have designed an algorithm to help physicians make decisions on whether they should treat a patient sufferin
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 08, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine developed a mouse model of Zika infection. This model can be use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign
...
FEB 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit
...
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Games and smartphone apps that claim to “train your brain” and stave off dementia, memory loss and other neu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste
...
NOV 16, 2015
Cardiology
From the University of Sussex, scientists have refined a technology making possible the detection and monitoring of full
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt
...
NOV 10, 2015
Videos
In Greek mythology, a chimera is a fire-breathing beast made up of part lion, part goat, and part snake. Of course a tra
...
SEP 13, 2015
Cancer
A team at the University of Pennsylvania reported that a multiple myeloma patient whose cancer had stopped respondi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass
...
Written By:
Kara Marker