Effective diagnosis and treatment of disease draws on painstaking research, which often relies on biological samples. The avalanche of studies used to better understand illnesses and design effective ...

A key challenge in biobanking is maintaining sample integrity when biological specimens are kept in long-term sample storage. To overcome this hurdle, Porvair Sciences designed and manufactured ...

First, a regulatory body like the NIH needs to issue strict guidelines that include detailed documentation of sample history and handling. Currently, some scientific journals do require documentation ...

This presentation will explore a real-world collaborative effort between laboratory/point-of-care (POC) and nursing teams aimed at improving blood gas specimen integrity, with an emphasis on reducing ...

It has been 13 years since World Health Organization (WHO) has come out with guidelines on the safe transport of infectious substances and diagnostic specimens, but the government of India is yet to ...

Biobanking is the process by which samples of body fluids or tissue are collected for research use to improve our understanding of health and disease. However, keeping these biological specimens in ...