As these single-cell methods increase in use in the research world and ultimately make their way to clinical use, a blood stabilization technique like this could help increase the accuracy of ...

The technique entails collecting a small sample ... red blood cells used to identify the infecting species. Peripheral blood smear is easy to perform and relatively cost effective (under US$0 ...

Another diagnostic technique involves examining a blood smear under a microscope to provide essential information. For instance, a blood smear can help diagnose sickle cell anemia, a condition ...

“This study looked at whether a technique called droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), known for its accuracy, could be used to detect and measure HPV DNA in the blood of cervical cancer patient ...

Monitoring the proper blood supply to the brain is crucial, not only to prevent neurological diseases, but also to treat them. The parallel near-infrared interferometric spectroscopy technique ...

mammography or Pap smear but are meant to complement them. While these findings are promising, experts warned of drawbacks. So far, there’s no evidence that finding cancer via a blood test ...

Transplanting insulin-producing cells along with engineered blood-vessel-forming cells has ... The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted ...

EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups ...