The net effect of this human study was a dramatic reduction in
biological markers associated with cardiovascular disease.
In clinical trials the treatment — which involves extracting individual patients» immune T - cells, modifying them to seek out tell - tale
biological markers associated with blood cancers like aggressive lymphoma, and then pumping those modified killer cells back into the body — has shown major promise, in some cases eliminating all signs of the cancer in patients six months after treatment.
Not exact matches
For one, it would give them three specific
biological markers to hone in on: The buildup of beta amyloid and tau proteins, which cause brain plaques
associated with Alzheimer's, and brain nerve cell death.
«Even though their exams and lab tests didn't show much in the way of a common or clear
biological marker or
markers of PTLDS, it's clear these patients don't feel well,» says study co-author Kathleen Bechtold, Ph.D.,
associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
In an effort to identify a
biological marker to help guide intervention, a new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that postoperative delirium is associated with signs of inflammation — specifically elevations in the inflammatory marker C - reactive protein (CRP)-- in patients 70 years of age
biological marker to help guide intervention, a new study in
Biological Psychiatry reports that postoperative delirium is associated with signs of inflammation — specifically elevations in the inflammatory marker C - reactive protein (CRP)-- in patients 70 years of age
Biological Psychiatry reports that postoperative delirium is
associated with signs of inflammation — specifically elevations in the inflammatory
marker C - reactive protein (CRP)-- in patients 70 years of age or older.
«We've got a
marker for
biological aging — telomere length — so we're studying whether we can relate it to the increased risk of getting some of these age -
associated diseases.
It also became clear that RLS was
associated with low levels of iron in the brain; this discovery of a
biological marker was critical to the condition gaining widespread recognition.
Telomere length is arguably the best
marker of
biological age, and shorter mean telomere length, usually measured in your white blood cells, is
associated with increased risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer, stroke, dementia, and premature death (2).