Sentences with phrase «markers for»
«Kinect can flag up children who are hyperactive or unusually still — possible markers for autism»
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This work resulted in thousands of genetic markers for snake specimens collected as far back as the early 1900s.
Our current work is aimed at recruiting sufficiently large samples of females to begin work to discover possible gene expression markers for them.»
It also has applications in plant breeding by increasing the precision of markers for traits such as malting quality or stem rust.
I am proposing a demanding criterion: that you be able to detect abnormalities in patients beforehand by such brain - imaging techniques as functional MRI [which measures blood flow in the brain], and then use imaging to see whether or not there is a change in those markers for the disease as the therapy progresses.
From protein markers for hair, to microbial clocks for cadavers, to sprays for detecting fly gut enzymes in blood spatter, the tools and techniques of forensic investigation now extend beyond the expertise of any single investigator.
Researchers also tested the validity of conscious experiences using objective markers for the first time in a large study to determine whether claims of awareness compatible with out - of - body experiences correspond with real or hallucinatory events.
«We've not had cell surface markers for the different stem cell states before, which has made it hard to study them,» says Fredrik Lanner, assistant professor at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology.
Last December, for instance, Chien's group reported finding markers for heart muscle stem cells by tracing their development from embryonic tissue.
As it turns out, the answer to the question of whether it's possible to predict the usefulness of molecular markers for phylogeographic studies is: it's not always this simple.
So let's take a look at some of the major mile markers for how we came to understand these forces of nature.
These included wakeup glucose levels; levels of the essential minerals calcium, iron, and magnesium; fat and cholesterol levels; kidney and liver enzymes; and several markers for inflammation and tissue damage.
Bruce Buchholz of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used cellular markers for a study in which he concluded that we're more or less stuck with the number of fat cells we have at about age 20.
The system is based on the observation that all landmines leak minute quantities of explosive vapors, which accumulate in the soil above them and serve as markers for their presence.
Now he looks at a whole range of possible genetic markers for the disease, in every patient taking part in every AD drug trial.
Three of the four projects receiving CIRM money capitalize on Victoria's expertise at finding markers for differentiated stem cells versus cells that still have tumor - forming potential.
After typing the markers for ancestry in several thousand Pimas, Williams put the results in order, ranging from full - heritage Indians to the highly admixed.
Our results pointed to three new genetic markers for FECD and confirmed the vital role of a previously known marker even among those who did not have a previously known family history of the disease.
Not surprisingly, a scientist who studies markers for clues to ancestral origin is not a welcome figure in Indian Country.
«Low testosterone, estradiol and estrone concentrations may be important contributors to, or biologic markers for, physical decline in older men, which impairs their independent living,» Hsu said.
One of the challenges has been to identify specific markers for metastatic BLBC, which would allow development of drugs and prediction of survival.
By providing clues to the function of proteins, he says, the Atlas may accelerate their use as markers for disease or drug targets.
«But these results put us on track to discover molecular signatures in humans that may have the potential to serve as markers for certain types of depression.
Researchers have been tracking the spread of artemisinin - resistant parasites first by looking for signs in patients, and later by using multiple mutations in the parasite's Kelch13, or K13, gene, as molecular markers for resistance.
Often such trials include genetic markers for drugs that target particular pathways, such as a kinase inhibitor for cancer treatment.
They can also track standard molecular markers for mitochondria, nuclei, and other subcellular structures.
The team focused on sections of DNA that they suspected would provide markers for past population movements and identified nearly 400,000 DNA positions across the genome in each individual.
On the scientific agenda are identifying molecular markers for resistance, which would simplify testing; accelerating the development of alternative drugs; and studying the effectiveness of mass screening and treatment to eliminate malaria in the areas where resistance occurs.
The genetic markers for life span in any given person, however, are not so clear - cut.
«Recognition of human receptors can serve as molecular markers for the pandemic potential of the [isolated strains].»
Some of the earliest and most common genetic markers for domestication involve changes in the endocrine system that make an animal less fearful of humans.
As a result, the emphasis in early development is on understanding the molecular underpinnings of disease and developing markers for therapeutic effects.
For neuroscientists finishing a Ph.D. program or a postdoctoral position, the mysteries of neuronal circuits and genetic markers for disease pale compared to one puzzling question: Where are the jobs?
«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.
«We have some promising results from that work in 4 - OPA and others, some traditional markers for irritation,» such as cytokine levels, she says.
Roughly 15 percent of all breast cancer patients have triple receptor - negative breast cancer, which lacks markers for a targeted therapy.
In addition, scientists found an increase in the markers for the growth of cancerous cells and liver inflammation in both groups exposed to the carcinogen.
The samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC - MS) to characterize the metabolite composition («metabolomics»), and biocrust DNA was extracted for shotgun sequencing to measure single copy gene markers for the dominant microbe species («metagenomics»).
The researchers analyzed how the changes affected indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure, heart rate and other markers for heart disease and stroke, like high «bad» cholesterol levels.
The analysis revealed belly fat tissue biopsied in the winter had a higher level of two genetic markers for beige fat, compared to the samples taken in the summertime.
He compared 57 markers for inflammation — part of the immune response — with those in healthy people.
Previous research shows human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)-- generated directly from adult cells — can express markers for a wide variety of cells, including those that secrete NP.
«It's good to see this type of study advance, as we desperately need noninvasive and low - cost markers for Alzheimer's disease,» Hendrix says.
This list would then be used by DEFRA to fund researchers to develop DNA markers for those species.
«Markers for prostate cancer death can identify men in need of more aggressive treatment.»
Several markers for dying from prostate cancer exist, but whether these are markers for telling who is likely to die early from any cause, and how their performance compares, is unknown.
Setton's lab exposed the hiPSCs to a variety of different growth factors and culture media to coax them into first developing markers for, and then fully forming into, notochord cells.
«Without using markers for different brain regions, the claim that he has achieved a 3D model of the brain is entirely unjustified.»
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Lennox studies how well, or how poorly, population cohorts comply with dietary guidelines and attempts to link eating patterns with cancer incidence, blood markers for heart diseases and diabetes, or body weight and blood pressure.