Blood tests for cancer? We're still a way off

A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...
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A lab mistake at Cambridge reveals a powerful new way to modify drug molecules

Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on ...

Exclusive: Faulty urine tests may have inflated alcohol levels in California criminal cases

A state forensics laboratory in a Bay Area county alerted prosecutors that urine tests conducted between 2016 and 2025 may have resulted in inaccurate alcohol readings.

A Cambridge Lab Mistake Reveals a Powerful New Way to Modify Drug Molecules

A surprising lab discovery reveals a light-powered way to tweak complex drugs faster, cleaner, and later in development.

Donut Lab Test Aims to Prove Its 5-Minute EV Battery Is Real

Donut Lab released a new test showing its solid-state EV battery retained 97.7% charge after 10 days, aiming to prove critics wrong who claimed it wasn’t a real battery.
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Implementation of criteria for automatic release of clinical chemistry test results in a laboratory at an academic public hospital

Introduction: Autoverification is the release of laboratory test results from clinical instruments to hospital interface, or to patients' records, with no human intervention. Verification rules are ...