WHAT is Folic Acid (Folate)? If you are pregnant, your doctor has likely suggested that you take Folic Acid pills. But do you know why? Folic Acid is a type of vitamin, also known as vitamin B9. Folic Acid is used to: · Make and repair DNA · Prevent birth defects of the spinal cord and brain (neural tube defects) · Produce red blood cells (Referen...
Poclight: Breaking Out of the involution I. Chemiluminescence: Escalating Innovation Leads to Dilemma In the field of chemiluminescence, internal competition is intensifying, leaving the industry in a dilemma. With continuous technological advancements and heightened market competition, companies and research institutions face immense pressure and challenges. The causes of internal competition in ...
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is commonly utilized for guiding diabetes management and diagnosis, as blood sampling can be done at any time of day, the levels are consistent, and the assays are standardized (Ford CN, Leet RW, Kipling LM, et al. , 2019). And it shows your average blood sugar level for the past 4 to 6 weeks. In general, the reference range for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in healthy individ...
1. How can vitamin D deficiency impact overall well-being? ♣ Vitamin D deficiency rickets (nutritional rickets) Vitamin D deficiency during childhood can lead to rickets in children, causing growth delays and skeletal deformities. Essentially, Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a form of osteomalacia. The onset of this condition is gradual, often occurring in infants between the ages of 3 month...
1. The necessity of developing cytokines in the Department of Hematology In the treatment of some diseases, such as bloodstream infection, hemophagocytic syndrome (HLH), leukemia, sepsis, etc., the inflammatory response status of patients is mostly detected, so cytokine detection plays an important role in the selection, adjustment and prognosis evaluation of treatment regimens. ⇔Hemophagocyt...
Cytokines are small molecule polypeptides or glycoproteins secreted by a variety of cells that play an important role in the development, differentiation and functional regulation of immune cells, and the autoregulatory network of the body's immune function system depends on the balance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. 1. Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis Systemic juv...
Cytokines are a general term for a class of small molecule polypeptides or glycoproteins with extensive biological activity synthesized and secreted by immune cells or some non-immune cells, which have the functions of regulating the body's immune function, mediating inflammatory responses, participating in tissue repair, and promoting wound healing. In the development of tumor diseases, cytokines...
POCT is indeed an important direction for the future development of the IVD industry and has broad prospects. Let me elaborate on the advantages and development trends of POCT for you: 1. Efficient and convenient detection mode POCT adopts a distributed, real-time detection mode, similar to the resource allocation method of online car-hailing, which greatly improves the detection efficiency and re...