A new, low-cost “lab on a chip” performs complex laboratory assays from a drop of blood within minutes, according to a report by Nature Medicine. The device, known as mChip, employs microfluidics, the ...

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

At-home sleep tests are convenient and cheaper than lab studies. But there are some major differences you should know before buying. Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey wrote about all ...

A new lab assay developed by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center could make diagnosis and treatment of small-cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer easier. The blood-based test, also ...

They began to test other plastics in the lab, and found that some, but not all, showed a similar effect, but which ones were problematic was hard to predict. For instance, the 1.5 ml microfuge tubes ...

Interference in laboratory assays is a concern since it can positively or negatively influence test results, which can affect patient care. Interferents could be endogenous or exogenous compounds.

A Dec. 22 news release by Hamilton County's coroner shedding doubt on key evidence was likely based on a misreading of lab ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have designed a high-quality assay that can be used in at-home tests for rapid COVID-19 screening. Results from an early preclinical study suggest ...

Inside IBM’s Quantum Test Lab, the company is wagering that the next leap in artificial intelligence will not come from ever ...

Spanning the Gap between Synthetic Lipid Chemisty and Signal Transduction Biology Many scientists are familiar with lipids as hydrophobic molecules that form biological cell membranes. However, ...

Rocket Lab launches Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment  Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ ...