Tobias R. Reid, MD, PhD

08/14/2025

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07/17/2025

The assessment uses case scenarios to address decision-making for complex conditions and complications in various areas of clinical care.

07/15/2025

07/10/2025

Lyme disease can mimic other conditions, making it difficult to detect, especially without the hallmark rash.

Dr. Rodney E Rohde, SV, SM, MB (ASCP), FACSc highlights how laboratory testing, including serology and molecular assays, helps identify infections that might otherwise be missed.

07/08/2025

SNAP-tag is a widespread tool for labelling protein for bioimaging. An article published in Nature Chemical Biology presents SNAP-tag2 with increased labelling kinetics and brightness, which translates into a better performance in live-cell super-resolution imaging.

Link to the article in the comments.

07/05/2025

Forensic pathologists play key roles in many areas of public health, including mass casualty events and disease or drug epidemics, and in the justice system. They also act as bridges to families of deceased persons and society.

07/05/2025

How can retired professionals keep involved in ASCLS and the medical laboratory community? Some suggestions include mentoring, judging science fairs, or creating a new forum. Join the conversation and share your ideas on ASCLS Connect.

07/05/2025

05/29/2025

05/29/2025

More on non-neoplastic GI pathology (arppress.org/books/book/42):
Acquired pyloric stenosis results in gastric outlet obstruction, most often due to healed gastric or duodenal ulcers, neoplastic infiltration by carcinoma or lymphoma, or postoperative adhesions.

05/29/2025

Brain Neurons Act Like Traffic Lights to Control Every Move

Researchers have discovered that neurons in the basal ganglia, specifically in the Substantia Nigra pars reticulata (SNr), do more than just suppress unwanted movements—they precisely control when to start and stop specific actions.

By recording brain activity in mice during goal-directed behaviors, scientists found that different SNr neurons activate or pause at distinct phases of movement, such as reaching or grasping.

This pattern suggests that the basal ganglia operate not as a simple brake, but as a finely tuned timing mechanism, like traffic lights at a busy intersection.