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Image: Model of a molecule of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (Photo courtesy of Molecular Models, Inc.).

Blood Obtained During Dental Treatment Suitable for Glycated Hemoglobin Determination

Routine visits to the dentist present an opportunity to screen for diabetes or to monitor status of glucose control for those already diagnosed with the disorder.  More...
09 Mar 2015
Image: Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the substantia nigra in Parkinson\'s disease (Photo courtesy of the Michael J. Fox Foundation).

Skin Test Helps Diagnose Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases

Skin biopsies can be used to detect elevated levels of abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases and may shed new light on both.  More...
08 Mar 2015
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Test Rules Out Heart Attacks in Chest Pain Patients

A blood test administered to patients who present at Accident and Emergency departments with chest pain, could significantly reduce the admission rates of patients with heart attack symptoms.  More...
03 Mar 2015
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New Diabetes Biomarker Kit Bridges the Glycation Gap

A newly released diabetes biomarker assay was designed to close the information gap between daily blood glucose testing and the two-three month HbA1c reading.  More...
02 Mar 2015
Image: The ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthcare).

Iron Supplementation Improves Hemoglobin Recovery Time Following Blood Donation

Among blood donors with normal hemoglobin levels, low-dose oral iron supplementation, compared with no supplementation, reduced the time to recovery of the post-donation decrease in hemoglobin.  More...
01 Mar 2015
Image: Micrograph of hepatocellular carcinoma taken from a liver biopsy and colored with trichrome stain (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Analysis of Isotope Imbalance May Aid Liver Cancer Diagnosis

A novel approach for diagnosing liver cancer is based on analytical methods frequently used in the earth sciences.  More...
01 Mar 2015
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Simple Method Monitors β-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes Individuals

The β-cell killing that characterizes type 1 diabetes is thought to begin years before patients present clinically with metabolic decompensation; however, this primary pathologic process of the disease has not been measured.  More...
17 Feb 2015
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