Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside ...

[10–12] Thus, a clinical diagnosis of herpes infection should be confirmed with laboratory tests. In addition, the rapid and accurate laboratory confirmation of diagnosis in cases of HSV-1/2 and ...

The combination of a serologic test, such as IgM ELISA with RT-PCR, is a highly sensitive and suitable approach for laboratory diagnosis of hantavirus infection. However, it is currently not ...

The Alzheimer's Association revised the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer disease (AD) and ADRD for clinicians in primary and specialty care.

Researchers identify a new player in human immunity that can go rogue and turn the immune system against the body’s own ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.

Diagnosis can sometimes be the most difficult part of a rare disease patient’s journey, and it’s with good reason that the process is often referred to as an ‘odyssey’ in these communities.

The workers, who provide essential lab testing services to help diagnose illnesses, say they have been without a contract since April 1, 2024. They are demanding wage parity with hospital ...

When a person is diagnosed with dementia they may not understand or accept their diagnosis. This may be because the person is in denial, or because they have what is known as ‘lack of insight’. When a ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists examined 550 ...

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say ...

Diagnostic testing for obesity and overweight conditions may involve some lab tests to evaluate the extent of how the condition has impacted a person’s overall health and to check for signs of ...