by Kitta MacPherson, Rutgers University Study overview. (A) Image of CytoTracker device prototype. (B) An image of the CytoTracker microfluidic impedance cytometer. (C) Schematic of sensing mechanism. (D) A diagram of the proposed user workflow. Drop of blood is obtained from patient, then placed into sample processing tube for lysis of red blood cells. After waiting...
by University of Turku Contrary to prior belief, white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the red pulp. The research results contradict ideas regarding how the spleen produces antibodies vital for the human body. The spleen is our largest lymphoid organ. Its function is to eliminate outdated red blood cells and to produce antibodies against pathogens. Outdated red blood cells...
July 16, 2018, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore Bystander cells present in human lung and colorectal tumors could indicate how well a patient will respond to immunotherapy, an A*STAR-led study finds. Green and red tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes expressing CD39 in human lung cancer. Credit: A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network Directing patients’ immune responses against...
Technology could help prevent life-threatening infections in patients receiving chemotherapy Date: April 3, 2018 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients’ white blood cell levels at home, without taking blood samples. MIT researchers have developed a way to measure white blood cell...
