Exposure to formaldehyde may increase risk of developing ALS, study suggests Reuters (4/17, Steenhuysen) reports that according to findings presented at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Chicago, researchers at the Harvard...

The U.K.'s Guardian (4/17, Randerson) reports that the "era of mass genome sequencing to assess risks of genetic disease comes a step closer today with the publication of" a second "human genome sequence," according to an...

Story from public media reporting on use of VIAS in a Florida laboratory.  Link to video on story MIAMI (CBS4) ― Breast cancer responds to treatment best when detected early. A new device is making detection more precise and CBS4...

By Heather Havenstein March 26, 2008 (Computerworld) In June 2000, President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled what amounted to a "rough draft" of the deciphered human genome, a milestone in the effort...

Most of the Lab InfoTech Summit 2008 Powerpoint lectures from the recent meeting held last week are available online at www.labsoftnews.com here. Micheal McNeely MD, President for the Association for Pathology Informatics shared these thoughts...

I have been considering a post dealing with the amount of material online and in-print involving children and what it means for their safety.  For example, there are countless, albeit very well done and highly personal "mommy"...