October 2023

Science

Transforming histopathology

Following a complete overhaul, one lab is on track to hit the 98% target for 10-day turnaround times by 2025. Quality, Training and Transformation Manager Paul Chenery talks through the ambitious journey.

Histopathology

Unparalleled depth of data

Professor of Respiratory Research Louise Wain discusses an ongoing research project into the medium- and long-term effects of COVID.

Immunology
News

Tech news: October

This month's top tech news stories

Haematology & Transfusion Science
News

Finger sweat test to detect anti-psychotic drugs

Scientists have discovered a way to test the levels of common anti-psychotic drugs in the sweat from patients’ fingerprints, offering a quicker, more comfortable and convenient alternative to blood draws for patient monitoring.

Clinical Chemistry
News

Screening for alzheimer’s disease

A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis – the earliest pathology.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
Resources

My lab: Point-of-care testing

Clemora Wilkinson gives a guided tour of the rapidly expanding Point-of-Care Testing department of York and Scarborough Hospitals.

Clinical Chemistry
Resources

Digital pathology: a white paper

A look at the new IBMS and Microsoft white paper Digital Pathology and Integrated Care Systems, which was launched in September.

Histopathology
News

"No improvements for colonoscopies with AI"

A randomised controlled trial found that colonoscopy assisted by computer-aided detection (CAD) was not associated with improved detection of advanced colorectal neoplasias.

Histopathology
News

T-cells infiltrating the brain

Cryptococcus-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (C-IRIS) happens when an immunocompromised patient is unknowingly infected with the fungus Cryptococcus.

Immunology
Resources

Revised Standards of Proficiency explained

Dr Jim Taylor, IBMS Head of Digital Education, looks at the revised HCPC Standards of Proficiency for biomedical scientists, which have come into effect.

News

Mutations in blood stem cells and colon cancer

US scientists have found how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
Top