NELC 2024: Don’t Miss Out on the Premier Laboratory Education Innovation Event

NELC 2024

With the Northeast Laboratory Conference (NELC) 2024 just around the corner, the excitement is building! Scheduled for October 15th – 16th at Holiday Inn by the Bay (88 Spring Street Portland, Maine), this premier event is the must-attend gathering for educators, technologists, and education leaders who are passionate about laboratory sciences and services. As the […]

LCMS Testing of Xylazine

LCMS Testing of Xylazine

Xylazine, an approved animal tranquilizer in the U.S., acts as a sedative and analgesic for veterinary use [1]. It is an α-2 adrenoreceptor agonist, detected in the unregulated drug supply throughout the eastern United States and Canada [2]. It has been detected in 91% of fentanyl/ heroin samples in Philadelphia and showed its presence in national […]

Fentanyl Immunoassay is a Vital Tool in the Battle Against Opioid Crisis

Fentanyl Immunoassay

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is used to treat patients with severe pain after surgery, especially those who are physically tolerant to other opioids [1]. However, it is often abused illegally and mixed with other drugs, which can result in dangerous respiratory depression. The […]

BNP vs NT-proBNP

BNP vs NT-proBNP

Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome affecting 6.2 million people in the United States [1]. The diagnosis of heart failure is challenging as patients usually present non-specific symptoms, which are often shared by other diseases. Both B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal pro BNP (NT-proBNP) are widely used as biomarkers to diagnose […]