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Image: Tendinous xanthomas on the hand of a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia (Photo courtesy of ScreenPro FH).

Blood Donations Screened for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal-dominant disorder that often causes premature coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, familial hypercholesterolemia remains largely undiagnosed. More...
06 Jun 2019
Image: The Nextera XT Index kit is used to prepare whole genome sequencing libraries for bacterial isolates (Photo courtesy of Dr. Thippeswamy Sannasiddappa).

Airway Microbiome Altered in Severe Asthma Linked to Neutrophils

Patients with mild-to-moderate asthma can experience difficulty breathing and it is especially difficult for those with Severe Asthma where symptoms can be life threatening. In either case, patients cannot participate in daily activities if their disease is uncontrolled. More...
06 Jun 2019
Image: A blood film showing typical red and white blood cells (Photo courtesy of Sherri Wick).

Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Proves Possible Biomarker for ED

Erectile dysfunction is described as the impotency to obtain or sustain an erection sufficiently in order to enable convincing sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is estimated to affect about 75% of men over the age of 75 and 20% of men over the age of 20. More...
30 May 2019
Image: The BK virus (BKV) is a ubiquitous human polyomavirus that causes hemorrhagic cystitis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients and nephropathy in kidney transplantation recipients. Poorly cohesive urothelial cells possess amorphous and smudgy nuclei, indicative of BK viral infection (Photo courtesy of Pathos223).

Stem Cell Transplantation Increases Risk of Infection-Related Mortality

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a potentially curative therapeutic modality for various malignant and nonmalignant hematological conditions. The best results of allogeneic HSCT were obtained when the stem cells from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling were used, such a donor can only be found for approximately 30% of patients. More...
29 May 2019
Image: The SpectraMax 340 PC 384 Microplate Reader (Photo courtesy of Molecular Devices).

Enzyme May Indicate Predisposition to Cardiovascular Disease

Redox-related plasma proteins are candidate reporters of protein signatures associated with endothelial structure/function. Thiol-proteins from protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family are unexplored in this context. More...
28 May 2019
Image: The TOSOH G8 ion exchange high performance liquid chromatography analyzer (Photo courtesy of Tosoh Bioscience).

Lower HbA1c Levels Seen in Diabetic Liver Disease Patients

Diabetes is a leading cause of liver disease, with cirrhosis responsible for a considerable number of deaths in people with diabetes in the USA. The association is mediated by multiple mechanisms including dyslipidemia and altered hepatic fatty acid processing. More...
23 May 2019
Image: Sickle SCAN is a multiplexed qualitative point-of-care immunoassay used for the rapid diagnosis of sickle cell disorders. The test is made up of three indicators which detect the presence of hemoglobin A, S, and C, allowing the user to rapidly distinguish between normal, carrier, and sickle cell samples (Photo courtesy of BioMedomics).

Sickle Cell Disease Screening Helps Save Lives of Migrants

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. This abnormal hemoglobin can cause red blood cells to become rigid and sickle shaped. More...
21 May 2019
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The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.