By uncovering
new biological markers, the scientists hope to develop tests that individualize treatment by showing how the GPS system of a tumor operates.
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.
In this regard, intense research efforts are being channelled into finding
new biological markers that can provide information about the different stages of the disease and allow its early detection, and thus facilitate its management.
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).
They used
a newer biological marker of hormonal action in utero: anogenital distance at birth, which is the distance between the anus and the genitals.
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.
Not exact matches
«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.
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.
The
new marker potentially provides a method to measure how much our body has aged — our
biological rather than chronological age.
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.
Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have increased brain levels of a
marker of microglial activation, a sign of inflammation, according to a
new study in
Biological Psychiatry by researchers at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
The
new research also looked at hCG in relation to a
biological marker called anogenital distance, which is the distance between the anus and genitals.
New research published in
Biological Psychiatry suggests that doing so might actually reduce inflammation
markers.
But the
new research looked beyond amyloid and tau levels, for other
biological markers of Alzheimer's disease in seemingly healthy adults.