serum

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After confirming that the device could detect miR-21 in a controlled buffer solution, they tested it using human serum from lung cancer patients to simulate an actual blood test.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

After years of being mistakenly linked to high serum cholesterol, eggs were rolled out to the public as a “healthy” food by the FDA External link in December 2024 External link.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

As the YouTube hit demonstrates, hot sauce isn’t just for daredevils and masochists: It’s a truth serum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

“These surprising results indicate that serum surveillance studies are important to inform risk of infections that are going undiagnosed,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

Johnson wasn’t sure he wanted to take the time to analyze this boy’s blood serum, if, in all probability, nothing would be found in it.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston