This could include measures such as CT scanning, cellular and
molecular markers taken from blood samples, sputum and exhaled air and microbiome anaylsis.
Not exact matches
Since older people have greater potential for improving their fitness than younger people, a follow - up study conducted by a research group headed by doctor and
molecular biologist Helmuth Haslacher from MedUni Vienna, in collaboration with Robert Winker's team from the Health and Prevention Center of the Healthcare Institution for City of Vienna employees,
took blood samples from 47 marathon runners before an ergometer test, in order to carry out laboratory tests to determine levels of analytes, including inflammatory
markers, muscle and liver parameters.
Molecular biologists at Stanford University will analyse DNA from blood samples
taken from individuals in those families, looking for as many as 300
markers in the DNA that indicate the presence of particular genes.
This means that samples can be
taken before the clinical debut of a disease, to identify
markers of value for early diagnosis, improving the scope for curative treatment,» says Ulf Landegren, Professor of
Molecular Medicine at Uppsala University and member of SciLifeLab Faculty.
Taken together, these findings suggest that mutations in the K13 - propeller play an important role in determining artemisinin resistance, act as a
molecular marker for artemisinin - resistant parasites, and provide important clues into how resistance is developing in parasite populations in Southeast Asia.