ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : Diagnostics, Technology

Dark Matter

Michael Jones — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:00 GMT

“Dark matter” sounds like something George Lucas would tell us is at the heart of the empire. In reality, it’s the parts of the human genome that science has yet to identify -- which still sounds like it belongs in a sci-fi movie, but the discovery could...(read more)

Knowing

Michael Jones — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:51:00 GMT

ADVANCE Discourse: Lab Knowing Let’s forget about money for a second. I know that can be difficult – what, with all of those pesky adult responsibilities and everything, but bare with me. If money wasn’t an object, and your physician wanted to order a...(read more)

Full Circle

Michael Jones — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:11:00 GMT

The rise of personalized treatment has healthcare professionals completely rethinking the way they treat cancer. At the molecular level, each is different and should be treated accordingly, but similarities shouldn’t be ignored either. A study from the...(read more)

Lab-on-a-Chip, Round 2

Michael Jones — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT

Imagine a healthcare facility where a small sample of blood is taken as you walk in the door, just .25 attomoles -- you’d barely notice. They drop your sample into a small, handheld device and, by the time your physician has come to see you, they are...(read more)

Stem Cells and ALS

Michael Jones — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:31:00 GMT

Most of us know amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by its other name, Lou Gehrig’s disease. After a recent preliminary trial at Emory University yielded positive results, a phase II trial has been approved by the FDA. An article from Newswise described...(read more)

Genomic Research and EMR

Michael Jones — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:41:00 GMT

With so many new technologies emerging in recent years, trying to combine multiple advances can be challenging, especially when those advances haven’t been standardized yet. In a recent article from Newswise, doctors and researchers from both the Mayo...(read more)

Handheld Testing

Michael Jones — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:01:00 GMT

The handheld testing application has always been something I’ve only ever imagined as a bad plot device in science fiction. For researchers at Columbia University’s The Flu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, it was apparently much,...(read more)

Fountain of Youth

Michael Jones — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:24:00 GMT

It turns out the gym rats were right – it’s all about the protein. Maybe not anything found in our energy bars, supplements or shakes, but rather the protein found in our biological makeup. A research team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota hasn’t...(read more)

New Wave

Michael Jones — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:14:00 GMT

In a time of transition in the field of medical research, focus is shifting towards big data analytics. While the notion of information so dense it can’t be processed using traditional applications is intimidating, a DarkDaily news release noted “at least...(read more)

Real Life Gattaca?

Michael Jones — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:04:00 GMT

I remember studying genetics in high school biology and watching Gattaca (1997), which genuinely blew my mind. On its own, genome sequencing seemed like a concept that science ripped directly from the pages of fiction. I could barely wrap my mind around...(read more)

Suitcase School

Michael Jones — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:06:00 GMT

Every day, laboratory technology is getting faster and more precise, but what about smaller? According to a recent Dark Daily news briefing , Australian pathologist, Dr. Tim Inglis, researched mosquito-borne illnesses on the move with a molecular pathology...(read more)

Thinking of Donating Used Lab Equipment?

Lynn — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:04:00 GMT

The following is a guest blog from Jennifer Daugherty, a Business Development Coordinator for The Remi Group, LLC. Many clinical diagnosticians are now donating laboratory equipment to other healthcare organizations, research facilities, charities or...(read more)

Would You Get YOUR Genome Sequenced?

Valerie Newitt — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:20:00 GMT

If you could have your genome sequenced and unlock all of the secrets your DNA holds, would you? I asked that question of Dr. Robert Daber, technical director of Clinical Genomics at the Center for Personalized Diagnostics, and Dr. Jennifer Morrissette,...(read more)

'The Rabbit Died!'

Kerri Penno — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:09:00 GMT

Here in the ADVANCE office today, we got on the topic of outdated laboratory practices. From mouth pipetting (shudder!), to smoking and even eating lunch at the bench, we've heard some crazy stories from our readers about how things used to be. As we...(read more)

Technology = Improved Diagnostic Tools = Better Patient Outcomes

Kerri Penno — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:33:00 GMT

( Editor's note: This blog post is brought to you by Valerie Newitt, managing editor at ADVANCE.) A massive new-millennium expansion of medical arts has everything to do with technology; as capabilities race forward, so do the practical, implementable...(read more)