Written By: Isha Dave Hematology is a branch of pathology that specializes in blood disorders, bone marrow, and the lymphatic system. Blood-related diseases include types of hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematology also includes organs like lymph nodes, the spleen, the thymus, and lymphoid tissue. Blood is constantly helping…

Written By: Felicia Chen Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, incurable brain disorder that ravages a human’s memory and ability to think. In time, it will also make it more difficult to perform even the most basic of tasks. Symptoms will begin to show up in a person’s mid-60s when they…

Written By: Aditi Kumar The application of immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry is narrowed down mainly towards the use of diagnosis for thyroid tumours and thyroid pathology as a whole. Specialists and pathologists have clear outlines and procedures when making a diagnosis, however, in the rare cases that they cannot, cytology becomes…

Written By: Isha Dave Forensic pathologists are more commonly known as medical examiners and are in charge of inspecting bodies that have died suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently. Each state in the US has its own set of rules for what is considered a forensic case. …

Written By: Arabi Muhanujam Platelet-rich plasma injections have shown to have potential in treating musculoskeletal injuries. Many famous athletes like Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have claimed that these injections helped them recover from injuries such as sprained knees and chronic tendon injuries, and helped them get back on the…

Written By: Isha Dave Pathology is a field of study that involves a close examination of a wide variety of diseases. Among many, one prominent one is hepatitis, inflammation of the liver. This condition can result from viruses, as well as other toxic substances and autoimmune diseases. In certain cases…

Written By: Aditya Kumar The study of examining tissues to study the development of the disease, also known as histopathology, has been used for a significant length of time to not only study the behavior of abnormal tissues but also study how the disease can invade various parts of the…

Written By: Felicia Chen The human body has two kidneys that are located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage. Each of those kidneys is small, almost the size of a human’s fist, but they have an important role in the body. They work hard to…

Written By: Sama Ahmed Pharmaceutical biotechnology is a relatively new field in which the principles of biotechnology are applied to the development of medications/drugs. Currently, existing processes and methods are undergoing improvements using this technology. An example of this is gene therapy of stem cells. Stem cells have the unique…