Distinct brain volume changes correlating with clinical stage, disease progression rate, mutation size, and age at onset prediction
as early biomarkers of brain atrophy in Huntington's disease
Several large - scale, federally funded epidemiological studies are under way to pinpoint possible environmental triggers, as well
as early biomarkers of autism.
«This confirms that while unique to each individual, some aspects of the family connectome are inherited and maintained throughout development and may be useful
as early biomarkers of mental or neurological conditions,» said lead author Oscar Miranda - Dominguez, Ph.D., research assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine.
Accordingly, the currently identified miRNA - like fragment may function
as an early biomarker of EVD to advance the diagnosable window and reduce the difficulties in the isolation and treatment of patients who develop suspicious symptoms.
Not exact matches
Support a multi-year effort led by world - class scientists to develop a blood test for
earlier detection of breast cancer when survival rates are the highest, known
as the EIF Breast Cancer
Biomarker Discovery Project.
Intake of rice
early in childhood has not been well characterized in the United States, and there are only limited data from other regions of the world.5, 6 Moreover,
biomarker concentrations of
As among infants consuming rice are virtually unknown.
Recently, DNA shed from tumor cells has been identified
as a noninvasive method of screening
biomarkers for the
early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer.
«Targeting multiple
biomarkers could potentially allow us to identify prostate cancer at its
early stages
as well
as after metastasis in one scan.»
«Adding these two
biomarkers provided statistically significant improvement for all
early stage cancer versus healthy controls
as well
as other subcohorts when used with the current gold standard
biomarker, CA 19 - 9,» said Ann Killary, Ph.D., professor of Translational Molecular Pathology.
Although tau imaging is still in its
earliest stages, Ryan hopes that such imaging will accelerate drug development and that finding a blood - based
biomarker for Alzheimer's to reveal risk (much like cholesterol serves
as a marker for cardiovascular risk) will change the field dramatically in terms of how doctors can diagnose the disease.
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.
This year the findings are published in Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers & Prevention
as well
as in a standalone consumer publication Cancer Prevention &
Early Detection Facts & Figures.
Two other big initiatives fared better: a proteomics effort to identify proteins in blood and other
biomarkers that might work
as early warning signs of cancer, and the most recent: a human Cancer Genome Atlas.
This abnormality specific to autistic children may therefore constitute a
biomarker for the disease that could enable their
earlier diagnosis and management,
as from the age of two years.
However, in the
early stages of disease these «
biomarkers» can be difficult to detect,
as they are relatively rare.
Detecting important
biomarkers in lower concentrations will allow patients to be treated
earlier for diseases such
as some cancers and neurological disorders, which could increase the chance of survival rate.
By the
early 2000s, multi-stakeholder collaborations proliferated to address the need for important tools, such
as biomarkers, that require preclinical data sharing.
In previous studies, the same group along with others had demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) produced by eukaryotic cells and viruses are present in human blood in highly stable, cell - free forms and these so called circulating miRNAs can serve
as non-invasive
biomarkers for the
early diagnosis of various diseases, including viral diseases.
New protein
biomarkers would ideally show specific brain pathologies and act
as early indicators of disease.
«These splicing signatures could potentially be used
as clinical
biomarkers to detect blood stem cells that show signs of
early aging or leukemia, and to monitor patient responses to treatment,» said Crews.
If the findings hold up across different autoimmune diseases, it's possible that the characteristic patterns of Xist localization could be used
as a disease
biomarker, enabling
earlier diagnoses and treatment.
«This research could help us find
biomarkers for
early detection,
as well
as provide information for developing targeted therapies for this devastating disease.»
These results not only suggest
early mitochondrial biogenesis deficits
as a pathogenic mechanism, but also
as a potential
biomarker and therapeutic target in individuals with Friedreich's ataxia.
The majority of evidence fell into three categories: biological indicators or
biomarkers, such
as leukocyte telomere length (LTL),
earlier occurrence or higher prevalence of medical conditions associated with advanced age and premature mortality.
Kana's multimodal neuroimaging - based classification is a step toward a possible
biomarker for autism and possibly diagnosing autism at an
early age, perhaps
as early as 6 months, when the brain is very plastic and intervention might be more effective.
«Our present study shows examination of the gene expression profiles at the very
early age of initial clinical detection reveals both strong evidence of
early biological processes in ASD and abnormal signals with the potential to serve
as an
early, practical
biomarker of risk for the disorder in general pediatric settings.»
Their new study points to a
biomarker in the cellular machinery that could not only serve
as an
early warning of colon cancer, but potentially be harnessed to counteract advanced forms of the disease, the second - largest cause of cancer death in the U.S.
Exosomes and exomeres are also detectable in bodily fluids such
as lymphatic fluid, which might allow development of
biomarkers for
early detection of cancer or other pathological conditions.
DNA shed from tumour cells has been identified
as a non-invasive method of screening
biomarkers for the
early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer
This study is good example of a precision medicine themed approach to showing how a mechanistic understanding of the differential gene expression can yield
biomarkers that can be used for
early detection of disease,
as well
as potential therapeutic targets.
In addition to her expert skill
as a clinician, Dr. Frontera also has many research interests including identifying
biomarkers and predictors of
early brain injury and vasospasm / delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage and their impact on outcome; determining the efficacy of therapeutic strategies and developing guidelines for the management of patients with intracranial hemorrhage; evaluating the cost, length of stay, quality of life, functional and cognitive outcomes in a broader population of intracranial hemorrhage patients; developing guidelines for the integration of palliative care into the intensive care unit setting; and evaluating the relationship of Zika virus infection, Guillain - Barre, and other neurologic disorders.
Recent studies showed that optic nerve damage in glaucoma triggers the production of autoantibodies, which could be used
as biomarkers to glaucoma
early detection.
With further research, the team says the concept could be adapted to monitor other
biomarkers besides calcium, to serve
as early warning systems for other gradually - developing illnesses like neurodegenerative diseases and hormonal disorders.
Recently, DNA shed from tumour cells has been identified
as a non-invasive method of screening
biomarkers for the
early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer.
These
biomarkers can then be applied in glaucoma suspects or glaucoma patients to detect disease
earlier as well
as to detect progression much
earlier at a stage where it can be prevented through appropriate treatments.
«This is a really interesting result, and suggests that we might someday be able to use splicing
as a kind of
biomarker or
early signature of aging,» says Heintz.
This may be associated with sex hormones and their receptors, different body fat distribution and related
biomarkers, such
as higher adiponectin, which are discussed
earlier.
«Since NEC progresses so rapidly and the symptoms develop suddenly, a non-invasive
biomarker that allows
early detection of patients at risk is required
as a matter of urgency.»
We're using this advanced
biomarker imaging endpoints
as part of our way to detect whether the therapeutic is having a positive effect
early in the trial.
A new plasmonic sensor developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign will serve
as a reliable
early detection of
biomarkers for many forms of cancer and eventual... Read more
It's potential
as a
biomarker of disease and an
early objective marker of treatment response is genuine but still to be realized.Resting - state functional magnetic resonance imaging has made some strides in the clinical realm but significant advances are required before it can be used in a meaningful way at the single - patient level.
Identify circulating miRNAs that are altered in
early AD, and could ultimately and reliably be used
as biomarkers to monitor pathological changes in AD patients.
The most clinically desirable
biomarkers are those associated with
early stage tumor development
as they enable surgical removal of lesions before widespread metastasis.
several of the most recently discovered
biomarkers and how they can be used
as early warnings of chronic disease, sometimes years before the disease actually manifests.