Some SIDS Cases Explained through Metabolic Autopsy
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))The metabolic autopsy may now provide answers to some sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases.
The metabolic autopsy may now provide answers to some sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases.
New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients鈥 HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic health records. This technology takes a step toward providing remote areas of the world with diagnostic services traditionally available only in centralized healthcare settings.
New research appearing online today shows that cannabis can be detected in the blood of daily smokers for a month after last intake. The scientific data in this paper can provide real help in the public safety need for a drugged driving policy that reduces the number of drugged driving accidents on the road.
New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have the potential to improve smokers鈥 health.
Breaking research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, demonstrates that a recently developed diagnostic test can detect the new strain of influenza (H7N9) currently causing an outbreak in China.
Researchers from the University Medical Center G枚ttingen and Chronix Biomedical announce they have received a National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Distinguished Abstract Award for their results from a pilot study which demonstrated the utility of a blood test to monitor organ transplant rejection.
A study appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows for the first time that low quality commercial lab kits may be one factor hampering the progress of cancer diagnostics.
The new special 鈥淎dvancing Women鈥檚 Health鈥 issue of Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, showcases nearly 50 studies that close the gap between men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 healthcare by shedding light on how heart disease, cancer, reproductive problems, and other common health issues manifest differently in women than in men at the molecular and genetic level.
Two new papers in the 鈥淎dvancing Women鈥檚 Health鈥 issue of Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, show for the first time that measuring the amount of certain protein fragments and microRNAs in a woman鈥檚 blood and breast tissue might enable the early diagnosis of breast cancer or prediction of its metastasis, respectively.
The symptoms of heart disease are often less obvious in women than in men, and as a result, some experts have recommended changing current medical practice and using separate criteria to identify the disease and predict its progression in women. However, new findings in the 鈥淎dvancing Women鈥檚 Health鈥 issue of Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, suggest that sex-specific criteria do not improve the prognostic accuracy of blood tests for diagnosing heart disease.