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Feb 25, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
Risk of cardiomyopathy is heightened for childhood cancer survivors, but its often asymptomatic nature makes early detection less than straightforward. Now, a team from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found two biomarkers – global longitudinal strain (GLS) and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) – capable of predicting cardiomyopathy that would otherwise go undetected by conventional screenings (1, 2).
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
idtransmission.com | Georgia Hulme
In Singapore, a watchful eye is kept on stagnant water. Ground puddles, water containers, clogged drains, toilet bowls, and discarded pails are all carefully monitored by the Government. But why? These sites create favorable conditions for mosquitoes to breed, mosquitoes that carry around dengue fever – a viral infection that has no cure, and in rare occasions, is fatal.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
In Singapore, a watchful eye is kept on stagnant water. Ground puddles, water containers, clogged drains, toilet bowls, and discarded pails are all carefully monitored by the Government. But why? These sites create favorable conditions for mosquitoes to breed, mosquitoes that carry around dengue fever – a viral infection that has no cure, and in rare occasions, is fatal.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
Credit: George Francis LeeSnāw is Deputy Editor George Francis Lee’s dog – a name derived from the Old English word for snow. As you can tell from the image, Snāw always boasts the best haircuts and comes from a long-line of prestigious dog show winners, a fact he is well aware of! He spends his evenings being mysterious and playing with his puppy sibling Frea.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
My interest in forensic pathology developed early in my career because of my experiences as a specialist pathologist in Montego Bay Jamaica with the United Nations Volunteers. I wanted to gain credentials that would be appreciated by my peers, legal colleagues, and employers.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
Microsatellite instability (MSI) – a tumor genotype characterized by mismatch errors of repetitive DNA – is found in 15 percent of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and plays an important role in diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic outcomes. MSI also acts as a key biomarker for Lynch Syndrome – the most common cause of hereditary CRC.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
theanalyticalscientist.com | Georgia Hulme |Alun Evans |Jessica Allerton
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide and incidence is rising – but point-of-care diagnosis is tricky. Keen to offer an alternative, a group of researchers from The University of Birmingham have designed EyeD – a type of eye-safe laser technology that uses Raman spectroscopy to diagnose TBI. Here, Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer, Professor in Microengineering and Bionanotechnology at The University of Birmingham, tells us more (1).
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme |Alun Evans |Jessica Allerton
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide and incidence is rising – but point-of-care diagnosis is tricky. Keen to offer an alternative, a group of researchers from The University of Birmingham have designed EyeD – a type of eye-safe laser technology that uses Raman spectroscopy to diagnose TBI. Here, Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer, Professor in Microengineering and Bionanotechnology at The University of Birmingham, tells us more (1).
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
Desirée Moffitt has a knack for exploring the unseen beauty of everyday life and, with her microscope in hand, shares it with 48,000 Instagram followers. From investigating the protozoan gut community in invasive smokybrown cockroaches to crystallized hemoglobin inside a woodtick, Moffitt leaves no stone unturned. We spoke with her about her microscopy journey, why she shares her images online, and her favorite samples.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
thepathologist.com | Georgia Hulme
Daphne is Associate Editor Georgia Hulme's puppy! She calls her Daphne Daydream when she's being sweet, but Daphne the Devil when she's running around with a rubber glove in her mouth. Daphne got her name from the infamous Scooby Doo, and loves constant attention, her squeaky pig, and running her family ragged. But we love her all the same.
