Using swarms of pinhead-sized magnets inside a handheld, all-in-one lab kit, UCLA researchers have developed a technology that could significantly increase the speed and volume of disease testing, ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Share on Pinterest Some at-home diagnostic testing companies will now send a mobile phlebotomist to your home for a blood draw. Wagner Okasaki/Getty Images While at-home diagnostic testing is not new, ...

An alcohol urine test involves a lab testing a person’s urine sample for the presence of alcohol. Three types of this test exist. One measures unmetabolized alcohol, while the others measure two of ...

A test for Parkinson’s that detects an abnormal protein in brain and spinal fluid is remarkably accurate, a new study found. In a first for Parkinson’s research, a large new study confirmed that a ...

In March, people crowded around BetterWay blood testing's exhibit space in the Austin Convention Center during South by Southwest. They watched people have their blood drawn from their fingertips to ...