Sentences with phrase «as diagnostic biomarkers»

A recent study reported that two oxysterol species, 15HC and 15KC, were increased more than three-fold in the blood of multiple sclerosis patients, suggesting a potential use for these oxysterols as diagnostic biomarkers.

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The members of the initiative hope to improve early detection of cancer by making an impact in a variety of areas, including doing epidemiologic studies on risk factors, developing new and improved methods of diagnostic imaging, discovering and verifying new biomarkers as indicators of cancer, and developing new technologies to aid early detection.

Blood contains proteins, enzymes, lipids, metabolites, and peptides that serve as biomarkers for health screening, monitoring and diagnostics.

This situation is confounded by the relative scarcity of blood - or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-- based biomarkers that can increase our understanding of disease pathology, and might also serve as effective differential diagnostic or prognostic tools.

The information potential held by miRNAs, combined with the fact that they are stable in serum and plasma, has led to a rapidly growing interest in using miRNAs in blood as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers.

Thus, molecular imaging by means of PSMA - PET / CT also has an important role as a stratification criterion, and the «theranostic» concept [combining diagnostic imaging of a biomarker with precise therapy] may be an additional motivation to establish PSMA - PET / CT as a routinely available imaging modality.»

Current methods associated with epigenetics research will be discussed, as well as how these technologies are advancing the development of new diagnostics and biomarkers.

However, single biomarkers are biologically implausible as a diagnostic test for complex diseases like CFS and are likely to perform poorly in larger populations.

«Lastly, the technique we have pioneered will likely be a valuable tool for scientists and clinicians studying the biology of complex nanoparticle populations,» Dr. Zhang said, «and may aid in the development of diagnostic tests using them as biomarkers.»

The lack of knowledge and tools highlights the importance of ongoing research leading to the development of better diagnostic tests and biomarkers that can predict which patients are at risk for progression from latent to active disease, as well as better - tolerated treatment regimens for latent TB infections, note the authors.

Reliable biomarkers such as that identified by the researchers offer insight into how HIV - associated cognitive impairment develops but also promises improved diagnostic testing and improved treatment decisions.

Antibody microarrays are powerful tools for simultaneous detection of hundreds or thousands of blood - borne protein biomarkers at once, potentially allowing accurate fingerprinting and improved diagnostics of complex pathophysiological states such as cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune conditions.

Identification and analysis of biomarkers, i.e. disease - specific indicators, with the aim of using them as diagnostic or therapeutic tools.

Harshini Mukundan, of Los Alamos» Nuclear and Radiochemistry group made critical breakthroughs in optical detection techniques of diseases such as tuberculosis, allowing rapid detection in the field, and discovered an entirely new class of diagnostic molecules that led to chemical recognition of various biomarkers.

Biomarkers included are available to order as individual tests, or as a comprehensive profile to help provide simultaneous diagnostic information about multiple conditions in a single blood draw.

DNA methylation profiles of the brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene as a potent diagnostic biomarker in major depression