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Image: Stem cell transplants are standard of care for cancers such as leukemia, and lymphoma. MAIT and Vδ2 unconventional T cells are supported by a diverse intestinal microbiome (Photo courtesy of Cancer Treatment Centers of America)

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants Improve Microbiome, Immune Cells

Past studies have suggested ties between microbial diversity and favorable allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) outcomes, or transplants involving stem cells from healthy donors. The interactions between the gut microbial community and the immune system can influence an individual's response to a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other blood conditions. More...
30 May 2022
Image: The Luminex 100/200 System is a flexible analyzer based on the principles of flow cytometry (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Herpesvirus Infection May Increase the Risk of Developing Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the most widespread metabolic diseases, with a 2019 worldwide prevalence estimate of 9.3%, exerting a high mortality burden mainly due to cardiovascular disease. More...
30 May 2022
Image: Photomicrograph from a biopsy specimen of the pericardium shows chronic granulomatous pericarditis with caseous necrosis suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine)

Five Methods Evaluated for Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis Diagnosis

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare and serious disease that accounts for approximately 0.5%–2% of all heart diseases. It results in decreased pericardial compliance and can severely affect the diastolic filling function of the heart, mainly as a symptom of right heart failure, such as multiple plasma chamber effusions and edema. More...
24 May 2022
Image: The Panbio Dengue IgM Capture ELISA is used to detect IgM antibodies to dengue antigen in serum as an aid to clinical laboratory diagnosis of patients with clinical symptoms consistent with dengue fever (Photo courtesy of Abbott)

Combining RDTs Determines Dengue Immune Status

Dengue is an emerging arboviral infectious disease (DENV), transmitted through the bite of an Aedes mosquito that burdens much of the urbanized tropical and subtropical world. Current dengue diagnostics are primarily concerned with capturing active infections, thus no such method exists for determining primary or post-primary DENV infections, at the point of care. More...
18 May 2022
Image: Guidance UTI provides personalized results in less than one day from receipt at lab (Photo courtesy of Pathnostics)

Rapid Result Test for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Proves Superior to Standard Urine Culture

Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) are a significant burden on individual health and healthcare resources that must be diagnosed and treated early and accurately to reduce the risk of poor outcomes. Now, an advanced rapid result test better addresses polymicrobial infections in difficult cases, where bacterial interactions can impact antibiotic resistance. More...
18 May 2022
Image: Blood film of platelets that were significantly increased in the primary and secondary syphilis (Photo courtesy of HealthJade)

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
Image: Gram staining of Negativibacillus massiliensis bacteria isolated from a human left colon sample (Photo courtesy of Aix Marseille University)

Gut Microbe Strains Linked to More Severe Strokes

The human microbiome is composed of bacteria, archaea, viruses and eukaryotic microbes that reside in and on individual bodies. These microbes have tremendous potential to impact that physiology, both in health and in disease. More...
09 May 2022
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