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Image: DigiVibe Glucose Monitoring Device (Photo courtesy of BING Innovations, LLC)

Cordless Handheld Device Uses Vibrations to Eliminate Fingerstick Pain for Blood Sugar Testing

A new portable tool uses innovative vibration technology to improve the ease of diabetes management. More...
10 Nov 2021
Image: Erythrophagocytosis by splenic macrophages (arrows):  DNA binding to TLR9 expressed by red blood cells promotes innate immune activation and anemia (Photo courtesy of Tekportal)

Red Blood Cells Function as Critical Immune Sensors by Binding Cell-Free DNA

Red blood cells (RBCs) are essential for aerobic respiration through delivery of oxygen to distant tissues. However, RBCs are currently considered immunologically inert, and few, if any, secondary functions of RBCs have been identified. More...
04 Nov 2021
Image: From left, Alexandra Hansard, Sanjay Gokhale and George Alexandrakis (Photo courtesy of The University of Texas at Arlington)

Noninvasive Device Can ‘Read the Blood Through the Skin’ to Measure Hemoglobin in Real-Time

A team of bioengineers and scientists has developed a new noninvasive technology that may help real-time monitoring of key blood parameters, such as hemoglobin, especially in Black patients More...
02 Nov 2021
Image: The Optilite Clinical Chemistry Protein Analyzer (Photo courtesy of The Binding Site)

Sensitive Method Detects Free Monoclonal Light Chains in Serum

Neoplastic monoclonal gammopathies (NMG) consist of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), asymptomatic or smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) and multiple/plasma cell myeloma (MM). More...
26 Oct 2021
Image: Psoriatic plaques, showing a silvery center surrounded by a reddened border (Photo courtesy of Jane Bianchi, BA)

Hematological Parameters Compared in Psoriasis Patients

Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder that can involve the skin and/or joints. Four clinical types of psoriasis are currently recognized: psoriasis vulgaris (PsV), pustular psoriasis (PP), erythrodermic psoriasis (PsE), and arthritic psoriasis (PsA). More...
19 Oct 2021
Image: Schematic diagram showing Anti-Neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ANCA-induced ‘activation’ of neutrophils causing inflammation of the blood vessel wall (Photo courtesy of Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

Serum Progranulin Predicts High Activity of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Anti-Neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of chronic multisystem autoimmune diseases with substantial mortality and morbidity and frequent relapses. Progranulin is known to assume both pro-inflammatory roles and anti-inflammatory roles in the immune response. More...
18 Oct 2021
Image: Bone marrow aspirate from a patient with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (Photo courtesy of Peter Maslak, MD)

Mutation Analysis Links Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma to Clonal Hematopoiesis

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid tumors and encompass peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), and several other entities of T-cell lymphoma. More...
13 Oct 2021
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