«This opens a new door in
identifying biological markers for dementia since we might consider using the brain's processing of speech sounds as a new way to detect the disease earlier,» says Dr. Claude Alain, the study's senior author and senior scientist at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) and professor at the University of Toronto's psychology department.
Mental illness, he adds, has too long been regarded as simply mental: «
Identifying the biological markers and risk for mental illness in early childhood may ultimately have a huge impact on human and economic health.
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 or older.
For the first time, researchers report
identifying a biological marker: the over-production of specific genes that could be a diagnostic indicator of mental illness in female psychiatric patients.
Now, in a study published in Stem Cells, the laboratory of Seung Hyun Kim (Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea) report on an open ‐ label, single ‐ arm, investigator ‐ initiated trial to
identify biological markers of MSCs to predict response to in patients with ALS [3].
It is therefore crucial to
identify biological markers (called biomarkers) in the patients to help us identify future patients who will benefit from particular treatments.
Dickstein leads Bradley's Pedi - MIND research program, which uses brain imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and behavioral measures to
identify biological markers of psychiatric illness, including bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
Not exact matches
They
identified 11 gene changes that could be
biological markers for spotting people who might be considering suicide (see «Changing of the genes «-RRB-, and they monitored these same
markers in a test group of 265 men with psychiatric conditions.
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have
identified several new
biological markers to measure the progression of the inherited neurodegenerative disorder Huntington's disease (HD).
Published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A:
Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, the new study found that older patients with delirium had significantly elevated levels of the inflammatory
marker interleukin - 6 (IL - 6) two days after surgery and also
identified elevated levels of interleukin 2 (IL - 2) in delirious patients.
Instead, she advocates for well - trained police officers who can
identify the behavioral signs of impairment and less invasive
biological marker tests, which could be immediately performed at the roadside to confirm the presence of a cannabinoid.
Dr Becker said, «prospective longitudinal studies in occasional users are of great importance to determine
biological vulnerability
markers, which can help to
identify individuals at greatest risk of developing an addiction.»
McKee's Boston University colleague Robert Stern has a study underway to classify the symptoms and
identify real - time
biological markers of CTE in athletes.
Researchers have
identified two new
biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which affects children and young adults, leaving them with lifelong health complications including digestive problems and persistent lung infections.
Ultimately, this will provide for current and future studies such as those that evaluate the correlation of
biological markers with clinical variables and cancer outcomes, as well as those that
identify interactions among
biological markers.
Center to
identify biological response
markers for chronic inflammatory stress to cigarette smoke and obesity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have
identified a new
biological marker present in the urine of patients with prostate cancer that indicates whether the cancer is progressing and...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have
identified a new
biological marker present in the urine of patients with prostate cancer that indicates whether the cancer is progressing and spreading.
Adverse
biological embedding of ACEs potentially occurs through inflammatory mechanisms; inflammatory
marker alterations are
identified as candidate biomarkers for mediating health consequences.