Abstract: The present disclosure provides economical and scalable (e.g., high-throughput) methods of determining an HDL-PL level in a sample from a subject, and methods of treating a subject comprising determining an HDL-PL level in a sample from the subject.

Abstract: A method and server device that facilitates biomarker education by obtaining, with an interactive web-based platform, educational content corresponding to a plurality of laboratory biomarkers from a plurality of content providers, the educational content comprising at least medical or technical information for each of the biomarkers. The educational content is stored in a database. Web pages of the platform including at least a subset of the educational content are provided to a user in response to an interaction by the user with at least one navigation menu of the platform. Discussion of one or more of the biomarkers or the educational content is facilitated by providing a forum for obtaining comments from content providers or users and storing the comments in the database, wherein the web pages provided to the user include one or more of the comments.

Abstract: The invention provides a method (e.g., a computer algorithm) for calculating a number of particles in a HDL subfraction. The method features the steps of: 1) measuring an initial distribution of HDL particles (e.g., a relative mass distribution) from a blood sample; 2) processing the initial distribution of HDL particles with a mathematical model to determine a modified distribution of HDL particles (e.g., a relative particle distribution); 3) determining a total apo-AI content value from a blood sample; and 4) analyzing both the modified distribution of particles and the total apo-AI content value to calculate the apo-AI content value in an HDL subfraction.

Abstract: Described are polymer monolith compositions for separating high density lipoprotein, as well as related methods of use.

Abstract: A non-invasive glucose monitoring device includes a mechanism for stimulating salivary glands secretion of saliva into oral fluid prior to collecting a sample of the oral fluid. A mechanism is provided for detecting the amount of glucose in the sample, a mechanism also being provided for quantitating blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected. A method of non-invasively monitoring glucose includes the steps of stimulating salivary glands secretion of saliva into oral fluid, collecting a sample of the oral fluid, detecting an amount of glucose in the sample, and then quantitating the blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected.