Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context rather than applying fixed cutoffs theoretically.

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Lab-grown gold is not cheaper than mined gold; it is slightly higher because the production methods are technologically complex and are still scaling and navigating the market. The purification, ...

Health system leaders often think of the clinical laboratory as a cost center. Why, then, are commercial laboratories so eager to purchase laboratory operations? The truth is that fee-for-service ...

Quest Diagnostics is launching a chatbot tailored for laboratory test results as it seeks to allow patients the ability to get a handle on their findings and perform deeper dives on their own health.

Dartmouth researchers have developed a cell phone-based tool that monitors tissue health by using a naturally occurring ...

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Dr. Thomas Karikari, an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, plays a key role in the creation of blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. His pioneering study has influenced the ...

Although phosphorylated tau at threonine 231 (pTau 231) is a promising blood-based biomarker for incipient Alzheimer's disease (AD), existing assays such as Simoa® are not sensitive enough to reliably ...

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Genes encode proteins and proteins dictate cell function. Therefore, the thousands of genes expressed in a particular cell determine what that cell can do. Moreover, each step in the flow of ...

The results of clinical trials are often used as the basis for changes in clinical practice. Proper execution and interpretation of the results of trials are, therefore, of paramount importance to the ...