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Urine testing
Urine testing, also known as urinalysis, can be used to detect various disorders, including urinary tract infections, diabetes, and kidney disease. Urine testing can involve simply observing the color and appearance of urine but typically involves more in-depth analysis to determine the concentration of components in the urine.
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FEB 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic wasting disease, discovered in 1967, has since spread among deer, elk, moose, and other cervids to 23 US states,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2024
Technology
A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a novel test that could allow for the
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 14, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Babies born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy are at a higher risk of low birthweight, preterm birth, and ad
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) has been a become of scientific value and hope since its first module was
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Recent statistics show that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise. In 2021 alone, over 2.5 million cas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A Columbia University study found significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among cannabis users. The study su
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 08, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
You may have never heard of a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, but over 75 million people required treatment, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study investigated presumed differences in COVID-19 treatment outcomes between patients who are current cannabis users
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 12, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Aldosterone is a hormone that causes salt retention, which raises blood pressure. Some people have abnormal high aldoste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Purdue University have developed a new way to test for early signs of Parkinson’s disease
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 25, 2023
Cancer
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), also known as kidney cancer, forms in the tubules of the kidney, the part of the organ that
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 08, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study found that relatively high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) may int
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 07, 2023
Plants & Animals
When it comes to detecting cancer, earlier is better. In fact, research overwhelmingly notes that earlier detection can
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about how coffee affects human health. Some studies have found health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The National University of Singapore's (NUS) team has successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, have created a portable plastic device containing a yea
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
Drug overdose deaths continue to rise in the United States. About 92,000 people died from drug and prescription opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists have developed a prototype that can determine how much THC is in your system, and if you're too impaired to d
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
SEP 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 11, 2022
Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper
...