Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP): the Universal Energy Currency

The World dabbles extensively in multiple currencies around the world like Dollars, Euros, and Pounds; however one currency which binds us across countries is none other than our...

Biorepositories: Cornerstone for translational research

Biorepositories or Biobanks contain biological samples and associated information like clinical-pathological, epidemiological and biomolecular data that are essential for the...

LIQUID BIOPSY: New Dawn in Molecular DGX

Einstein said, “Logic can take you from A to B but imagination will take you everywhere”.Someone first imagined everything what we call science today. Could we conceptualize...

A Multifaceted Pathologist- Rudolf Virchow

Rudolf Virchow was an eminent pathologist and politician, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential physicians in history. He is called  ‘Father of modern...

Bone Marrow Examination in Thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is characterized by the presence of peripheral destruction of platelets due to presence of circulating antiplatelet antibodies While diagnosing,...

Thrombophillia- The Virchow’s Triad..

Thrombophillia is an inherited or acquired disease condition that is characterised patient is predisposed to develop intravascular thrombosis.  The pathogenesis of thrombus can...

New Emerging Microbes In Hospitals

Ralstonia pickettiandR. insidiosa are emerging pathogens in hospital settings. They are found in moist environments.  In hospitals this bacteria contaminates solutions such as...

Apheresis- Brief account

Apheresis is derived from Greek word: “to carry away” A technique in which whole blood, separating and collecting any of the components, whilst returning remaining blood...

NITRIC OXIDE (NO): The Fountain of Youth…

“Ponce de León was a 16th century Spanish explorer in search of the fountain of youth, a source of magical water capable of reversing the aging process.  Could Nitric Oxide...

Immune Therapies: A hope for Bad Cancers

Therapies that engage genetic drivers of cancer or those which wake up the body’s own immune system to attack tumor cells have improved outcomes for patients with...