Hematology

Microvascular/Endothelial Dysfunction Contributes to Post-COVID Syndrome Pathogenesis
Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) or Long-COVID is an increasingly recognized complication of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, characterized by persistent fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance chest pain, shortness of breath and cognitive slowing. More...17 May 2022

Inexpensive Diagnostic Tool Enables Rapid Microbial Identification for Positive Blood Cultures
A newly commercialized rapid microbial identification system fully automates the sample preparation steps for reporting phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility results in approximately seven hours direct from positive blood cultures, thereby reducing the time clinicians must wait to determine the most optimal antibiotic therapy for deadly infections. More...17 May 2022

AST Automation System Rapidly Diagnoses Blood Stream Infection for Early Treatment Initiation
A new antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) automation system guarantees the shortest four hours incubation time for positive blood culture samples, thereby reducing the incubation time for blood stream infection patients to allow for early intervention with a targeted antimicrobial therapy. More...12 May 2022

Platelet Indices Are Associated with Syphilis Activities
Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum, which is a chronic sexually transmitted disease that has highly variable clinical courses and manifestations from a painless chancre to severe damage in the brain, heart, and other organs. More...11 May 2022

Stem Cell Architecture Drives Myelodysplastic Syndrome Progression
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that treatment resistance in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is caused by two distinct classes of stem cells and identified possible therapeutic approaches that target these cells. Their findings, which could have significant benefits for patients with disease progression, were published today in Nature Medicine. More...10 May 2022

Novel Hemostatic Immunoassay Detects VTE with Excellent Accuracy, Reliability and Turnaround Time
Scientists have successfully evaluated the analytical performance of a novel hemostatic immunoassay and demonstrated it to detect venous thromboembolism with excellent accuracy, reliability and turnaround time. More...10 May 2022

Biochemical Abnormalities Among Celiac Disease Patients Referred for Antibody Testing
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic disease occurring in all age groups and affecting approximately 1% of the population, although many cases of CD remain undiagnosed. This condition is caused by an abnormal immune response in genetically susceptible individuals triggered by the ingestion of gluten proteins from wheat, rye and barley. More...09 May 2022
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Thromboelastography Applied in Diagnosing Normal and Complicated Pregnancies
High-End Hematology Analyzers Compared for Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Monitored by DNA Sequencing
Two Simple Serum Biomarkers Differentiate Lymphoma from Glioma
NGS Technology-Based Assay Detects Minimal Residual Disease in Patients with Lymphatic Hematological Tumors
Non-O Blood Type Cancer Patients Face Higher Risk of Developing Thrombosis
Epigenomic Biomarker Predict CAR T-Cell Therapy Resistance in Pediatric Leukemia
Portable Point-of-Care (POC) Device to Monitor Blood Ammonia in Liver Disease Patients
Primary Graft Failure Identified by Early Chimerism Following DCBU Transplantation
Blood Test Proves Highly Accurate in Detecting Multiple Cancers in Early Stage
First-of-Its-Kind Molecular Karyotyping Test Assists Hematologists in Diagnosing Leukemia
Blood Tests for Detecting Antioxidant and Inflammation Levels Could Diagnose Breast Cancer
Blood Products Use in Trauma-Related Hemorrhagic Shock Patients Questioned
Deep Sequencing of CD34+ Cells Detects Measurable Residual Disease in AML
Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping Assessed for Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
First Non-Invasive Blood-Based Test Has Potential to Accurately Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarker Panel for Risk of Early Respiratory Failure Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Novel Blood Test Could Cut Hospital Stays for Children with Cancer
Personalized Blood Test Can Detect Persistent Lung Cancer
New Technique Improves Detection of Cancer DNA in Blood
Capillary and Venous Blood Sampling Compared for Coagulation Assays
Mindray Launches BC-700 Series Integrated CBC and ESR Hematology Analyzer for Small-to-Mid Sized Labs
New One-Stage Factor VIII Assay Evaluated
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