Blood Sampling Articles
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Innovative Diagnostic Development Urges Rare Disease Therapies
Rare diseases are characterized by their low prevalence, affecting a small number of people across the world. These diseases often come with significant challenges, including accurate diagnosis, availability of effective treatments, and limited resources for research and development. However, recent advancements in diagnostics technology hold promise for speeding up the field of rare disease ...
By Protheragen
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Clinical Research On-Demand: How the University of Washington’s Theberge Lab is Using Tasso to Study Unpredictable Events in Real Time - Case Study
Many important research questions cannot be studied under controlled circumstances. Events like natural disasters or disease exposure often occur without warning and prevent in-person clinic visits, making timely observation difficult without a flexible approach. At the University of Washington, researchers are partnering with Tasso to study these scenarios by deploying on-demand remote ...
By Tasso, Inc.
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Glucose metabolism: key to neurodegenerative diseases
Previously, it was thought that glial cells, which support neuronal activity, metabolize most of the glucose in the brain. However, by using induced pluripotent stem cells, the researchers found that neurons were able to take up glucose and process it into smaller metabolites. In mice, normal function of neurons depends on glycolysis. The findings could help develop new treatments for ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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Blood Storage and Preservation
How Is Blood Stored and Preserved? Blood storage is an important process in the blood banking industry as it helps maintain the quality of blood and its medical effectiveness. Blood can be stored in a few different ways, but the most common method is refrigeration.Blood banks depend on donors to provide blood and blood components. When blood is collected from a donor, it must be processed to ...
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What is a Liquid Nitrogen Storage Tank and What is it Used for?
A liquid nitrogen (LN2) storage tank is typically a multi walled vessel which features a high vacuum between the walls to provide excellent thermal insulation. Such vessels are often used in cold chain storage and transport applications. When the vessel is used to store or transport cryogenic liquids (such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium) only, then the vessel is known as a liquid nitrogen ...
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Fresh Frozen Plasma Storage
Correct fresh frozen plasma storage is vital for safe and efficient treatment of patients with blood clotting disorders in various situations.This article will explore fresh frozen plasma preparation, storage and uses and discuss the Froilabo products that can aid your fresh frozen plasma storage.Fresh Frozen Plasma PreparationPlasma is the liquid portion of whole blood. It contains many ...
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Immune Strategies for Cancer Treatment
In the search for innovative and effective ways to target cancer, we are faced with more than just a challenging problem; we are faced with our own cells as opponents. Cancer cells evolve to achieve an optimum of physical fitness, giving them an array of abilities that no cell should possess in a healthy organism. One way to find novel therapies against cancer therefore could imply finding a ...
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Techcomp Products for Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana uses the chemicals within the marijuana plant to help reduce pain and treat certain diseases. The plant contains more than 100 different chemicals called cannabinoids. Each one has a different effect on the body, with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) being the main chemicals used in medicine.The legality of marijuana for medical use varies by country, in ...
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Case Study B - Liquid Biopsy
X-ZELL is collaborating with Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the National University Hospital Singapore (NUH) to explore how X-ZELL single-cell diagnostics may aid in the early detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in whole blood. The prospectively blinded, 400-patient multi-centre study officially commenced in 2020 and will lay the foundation for the launch of a commercially ...
By X-Zell Inc.
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Clinical Accuracy of the Embrace No Code Blood Glucose Management System - Case Study
About the Study: A study was performed to demonstrate the accuracy of the Embrace No Code Blood Glucose Management System (Embrace) compared to a clinical laboratory reference method (YSI-2300). Healthcare professionals performed the evaluation with 158 patients either with or without diabetes. Fresh capillary whole blood was tested using the Embrace system. Results were compared to YSI-2300 ...
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Going beneath the surface of skin cancer - Case study
Summary In this Cell Patterns publication, Ozette co-founders and collaborators at the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN) outline a novel method of analysis of single cell data, FAUST, and validate the multiple potential applications. The paper tackles 2 important problems: 1) analysis of complex single cell datasets; 2) prediction of response to immunotherapy in cancer. Manual ...
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Computer Vision for Medical and Healthcare Imaging Solutions
There are a ton of practical uses for computer vision at present times. One industry where this technology is increasingly useful in healthcare. It is impossible to exaggerate the value of computer vision services in the medical field. Its methods continue to be used more widely since they have demonstrated excellent utility in numerous medical contexts, including surgical planning and medical ...
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Introduction to Shotgun Metagenomics, From Sampling to Data Analysis
Metagenomics is the science that applies high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics tools to directly obtain the genetic content of a microbial community without the need to isolate and culture the individual microbial species. Metagenomics enables researchers not only to study the functional gene composition of microbial communities but also to conduct evolutionary research. ...
By CD Genomics
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New Approaches to Label Proteins Help Track Disease
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and Imperial College London have developed a new way to study proteins released by cells, which may spawn new tools to track diseases, including cancer. Biomarkers are invaluable tools that enable physicians to study biology and disease, for example, diagnose disease from blood or tissue samples, predict whether a treatment is effective for an ...
By Profacgen
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Meet the Entrepreneur: Carolyn Yarina and Gillian Henker, Sisu Global
At FINCA Ventures, we look for entrepreneurs leveraging market-based solutions to create large-scale, lasting social impact. In this series, “Meet the Entrepreneur,” we’ll be taking you into the minds of the intrepid leaders at our portfolio companies who boldly venture into markets in need of positive disruption. Globally, there is a shortage of over 100M units of donor blood ...
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Bartonella quintana: Putting the re-emerging in emerging infection
Introduction Trench fever was a defining feature of World War I. Notables like A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh, and fantasy writer JRR Tolkien were treated for trench fever. But surely trench fever did not just appear in the European trenches of World War I and then disappear after. What’s the rest of the story? Before World War I, Way Before While infections caused ...
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Techcomp Products for Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana uses the chemicals within the marijuana plant to help reduce pain and treat certain diseases. The plant contains more than 100 different chemicals called cannabinoids. Each one has a different effect on the body, with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) being the main chemicals used in medicine.The legality of marijuana for medical use varies by country, in ...
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Efficacy and Detection of Ceramide
Ceramides are composed of sphingosine analogs and long-chain fatty acids bound by amide bonds, and are the most important of the sphingolipid compounds. Ceramide is synthesized and secreted by lamellar vesicles, which together with cholesterol (25%) and free fatty acids (15%) constitute the intercellular lipids (ceramide 50%) involved in maintaining the skin barrier function. It also has various ...
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Performance Evaluation of the Coag-Sense Prothrombin Time (PT)/INR Monitoring System
Introduction Oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) using warfarin (Coumadin) has surged in recent years due to an increased number of indications and its demonstrated effectiveness. The primary means of monitoring the response to warfarin is the Prothrombin Time (PT) test, which is measured in seconds. The increased use of OAT has led to the development of point-of-care (POC) portable monitoring ...
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Accuracy of Pulse Oximeters Intended for Hypoxemic Pediatric Patients - Case study
OBJECTIVES: Prior studies have shown inaccuracies in pulse oximetry readings at saturations less than 85%; however, no large studies have evaluated new sensors marketed for these low saturations. This study's purpose was to evaluate two sensors with claims of improved accuracy in children with saturations less than 85%. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Single institution; ...
By Masimo Corp
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