How we will diagnose IPF in the future

How Far Will We See in the Future?

Any attempt to contemplate the next fifty years of cell biology must do so in the context of a past that encompasses roughly three equivalent periods. The first witnessed the discovery that living organisms are composed of cells, that these arise solely from the growth and division of preexisting cells, that an unbroken series of divisions connects us to a primordial cell providing a material b...

How I treat How we diagnose the antiphospholipid syndrome

The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired thrombophilia, characterized by the occurrence of venous and arterial events. This article examines the laboratory and key clinical aspects of APS. Particular focus is given to anti–beta 2glycoprotein I ( 2GPI) antibodies in view of their recent inclusion in the APS classification criteria. The clinical utility of using the 2GPI enzyme-linked i...

How should we diagnose and manage photosensitivity?

How we diagnose neutropenia in the adult and elderly patient.

older persons: does the type of anemia affect survival? Int J Hem. 2012:95(3):248-56. 8. Tettamanti M, Lucca U, Gandini F, Recchia A, Mosconi P, Apolone G, et al. Prevalence, incidence and types of mild anemia in the elderly: the "Health and Anemia" population-based study. Haematologica. 2010;95(11):1849-56. 9. Price EA, Mehra R, Holmes TH, Schrier SL. Anemia in older persons: etiology and eval...

What Future Will We Choose for Physics?

Science in the United States is in a time of pain and uncertainty. The pain is felt most acutely by young scientists, who are having great difficulty establishing their careers. The uncertainty about the duration and outcome of the current situation stems from its roots in ponderous events of recent history—the end of the cold war, industrial downsizing, government deficits and demographic tren...