Advances in the understanding of the biological bases of aging enable better assessment of acute effects of salutary interventions
on biomarkers of aging.
Lauren A. M. Lebois, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist focusing
on the biomarkers of trauma - spectrum disorders as an assistant neuroscientist in the laboratory of Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD.
Additionally, gluten had no effect
on the biomarkers of intestinal inflammation or an immune response, suggesting that gluten may not be the real culprit of intestinal inflammation after all.
This research has centered
on biomarkers of inflammation including interleukin - 6 (IL - 6), vascular cell adhesion molecule - 1 (VCAM - 1), and lymphocyte function - associated antigen - 1 (LFA - 1).
This is the first prospective pilot study assessing the epidemiological effects of a yoga intervention
on biomarkers of inflammation (CRP, IL6, and TNF) and DNA methylation patterns of the CRP, IL6 and TNF genes, and comparing changes in these biomarkers with self - reported stress, distress and mood in middle - aged women.
Dietary supplementation with trans - 11 - and trans -12-18:1 increases cis - 9, trans -11-conjugated linoleic acid in human immune cells, but without effects
on biomarkers of immune function and inflammation
Effect of 6 - month calorie restriction
on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic adaptation, and oxidative stress in overweight individuals: a randomized controlled trial.
A few studies have shown that the bioactive components of cruciferous vegetables can have beneficial effects
on biomarkers of cancer - related processes in people.
The researchers found that each group rapidly took
on the biomarkers of the other, including bacterial activity, fibre fermentation and intestinal inflammation.
Not exact matches
The first is to increase the sensitivity
of the sensors they've developed to pick up
on the subtle
biomarkers.
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In the spring, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an antibody that is the first cancer therapy based
on a tumor genetic
biomarker instead
of a location in the body.
Larger
biomarker signatures can be detected with technology from CDI Laboratories, which offers microarrays
of functional human proteins (over 20,000
on a single array) to test the antibodies present in human liquid biopsy samples, such as blood, serum, plasma, CSF, or tissue lysates.
The researchers also found that using physiological
biomarkers, such as hormones from droppings, is an effective way
of evaluating the impact
of ecological and demographic factors
on animal populations.
For the study, the Johns Hopkins team set out to lower the rate at which doctors order cardiac
biomarker testing for the diagnosis
of acute coronary syndrome by basing the desired rate
on scientific evidence.
This new study
of non-military, civilian trauma patients visiting the emergency department builds
on recent research conducted by Dr. Samadani, supported through the Cohen Veterans Center, which found that the use
of this novel eye - tracking technology could reveal edema, or swelling, in the brain as a potential
biomarker for assessing brain function and monitoring recovery in people with head injuries.
Killary said the team is working to use the
biomarkers in MD Anderson's high - risk clinic, established through MD Anderson's Pancreatic Cancer Moon Shot ™, part
of the institution's Moon Shots Program ™ to accelerate the development
of life - saving advances based
on scientific discovery.
While the study included a large number
of vascular risk factors, no information was available
on individual
biomarkers, or migraine specifics such as the presence or absence
of migraine aura.
But because the new DNA objects are
on the same size scale
of devices that can be patterned using computer chip lithography, it might be possible to integrate the two technologies and design DNA origami to detect cancer
biomarkers and other biological targets that could then be read out by electronic devices, Castro says.
This wide assortment
of symptoms has Frankovich
on a quest to identify subgroups in the hopes
of tailoring treatments, but she longs for the day she can find and use a full array
of biomarkers signaling disease and genetic risk.
When Lipkin was interviewed this past November about a 2 - year, $ 766,000 project
on CFS / ME funded by NIH,
on which he and Hornig are co — principal investigators, Lipkin credited several external collaborators but did not mention Hornig's contribution to the work, which aims to identify
biomarkers of CFS / ME.
The
biomarker panel, enabled by discovery work
of first author Jungsun Kim, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Zaret's lab, builds
on a first -
of - its - kind human - cell model
of pancreatic cancer progression the lab described in 2013.
Measurement
of four
biomarkers associated with a water - only diet suggested that the diet has the same physiological effects
on the body as more extreme fasting.
Dubbed the «lab -
on - a-chip,» the device promises faster result times, reduced costs, minimal sample demands and better sensitivity
of analysis when compared with the conventional bench - top instruments now used to examine the tiny
biomarkers.
Many cancer researchers focus
on biomarkers that could provide diagnostics for the early detection
of cancer.
The members
of the initiative hope to improve early detection
of cancer by making an impact in a variety
of areas, including doing epidemiologic studies
on risk factors, developing new and improved methods
of diagnostic imaging, discovering and verifying new
biomarkers as indicators
of cancer, and developing new technologies to aid early detection.
These in turn depend
on development
of brain imaging tests or
biomarkers that could be measured in the blood or other body fluids to allow a diagnosis
of the disease in living people.
The report, which drew heavily
on two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops held in 1995, also recommends more research
on such topics as DNA
biomarkers that can gauge an organism's exposure to endocrine disruptors; models for predicting how endocrine disruptors are metabolized; mechanisms
of how endocrine disruptors act at a cellular level; and the effects
of mixtures.
«This is a new idea — to create an excreted
biomarker instead
of relying
on what the body gives you,» she says.
Precision cancer care focuses
on identifying the specific
biomarkers of a patient's cancer, which can help doctors make decisions about the best treatment options.
According to lead author Mr James Oliver
of the Arthritis Research UK, Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University
of Manchester, UK, «in current clinical practice, RA drugs are administered
on a trial and error basis; there are no clinical
biomarkers of response to guide treatment decisions.
The technology, developed by MIT professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Sangeeta Bhatia, relies
on nanoparticles that interact with tumor proteins called proteases, each
of which can trigger release
of hundreds
of biomarkers that are then easily detectable in a patient's urine.
«We extended this
biomarker research to the domain
of professional sports to test its merit as an objective and rapid way to determine players» severity
of brain injury,» says lead author, Robert Siman, PhD, Research Professor
of Neurosurgery at Penn. «This blood test may aid neurobiologically - informed decisions
on suitability for return to play following a sports - related concussion.»
In an article titled, «Allergen Induced Pulmonary Inflammation Enhances Mammary Tumor Growth and Metastasis: Role
of CH13L1,» featured
on the cover
of the current issue
of the Journal
of Leukocyte Biology, this new research suggests inflammation raises the level
of a known
biomarker of cancer, called «chitinase -3-like-1» or «CHI3L1,» in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased metastasis and faster cancer growth in that tissue.
Effect
of exercise
on weight, body fat, and serum inflammatory
biomarkers in breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor arthralgias (joint pain): The hormones and physical exercise (HOPE) study.
«The findings
of both studies support a growing body
of research that suggests lifestyle interventions lower
biomarkers associated with breast cancer recurrence and mortality, and improve quality
of life,» said Melinda Irwin, PhD, co-program leader
of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Yale Cancer Center, associate professor
of Epidemiology at Yale School
of Public Health, and principal investigator
on both studies.
The HOPE study looked at the effect
of exercise
on body weight, body fat, and inflammatory
biomarkers in 121 women with joint pain from taking aromatase inhibitors (AI) as adjuvant therapy.
They are investigating indoor emissions in other areas
of Tibet and plan to link these measurements to a
biomarker study based
on blood samples
of people living in the households.
To evaluate whether the experimental treatment is safe and whether it might be able to reduce frailty, Maharaj plans to run a battery
of baseline testing
on each clinical trial participant before they get their first infusion
of young plasma and then monitor their changes for two years: That means cognitive exams, questionnaires about their quality
of life and their indicators
of frailty, and tests to measure
biomarkers he believes are linked with aging, such as telomere lengths and DNA methylation.
In addition to presenting new treatment options for current and future tolerant patients who experience transplant rejection, shedding light
on the mechanisms involved in tolerance recovery could lead to the discovery
of biomarkers or bioassays that predict whether recipients can be safely taken off immunosuppression.
«Specifically, we are looking at the effects
of these early factors
on later levels
of C - reactive protein (CRP), a
biomarker associated with risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease,» Metzger said.
Having discovered these important
biomarkers of kidney function, the authors turned to kidney physiology experts
on their team to explore the structural changes that occur in MMA disease.
When a smartphone is brought into proximity with the device, the wireless electronics trigger an app that captures a photo
of the device and analyzes the image to yield data
on the
biomarker concentrations.
The device measures sweat and sweat
biomarkers accurately and in real time, allowing athletes, military personnel, fitness pros and others to monitor sweat rate and electrolyte loss, so they can keep hydrated, replenish their electrolytes and stay
on top
of their game.
Designed for one - time use
of a few hours, the device, placed directly
on the skin
of the forearm or back, even detects the presence
of a
biomarker for cystic fibrosis.
Lipkin is also a principal investigator, with Columbia psychiatrist Mady Hornig,
on a $ 766,000 grant from NIH's infectious diseases institute to collect samples from hundreds
of patients and controls, looking for
biomarkers that could be used to diagnose the disease and searching for clues to its causes.
The team's next avenue
of research will be focused
on identifying a «
biomarker» that can identify this distinct suppressive cell elsewhere in the body — for example, in blood or other samples — as a potential predictive clinical tool to determine when these cells are present in patients, which currently can not be done.
It also calls for «new funding for the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) through a temporary «innovation fund,» which would give the agency an extra $ 8.75 billion over 5 years; $ 500 million per year would fund specific projects within NIH's 27 institutes, including research
on biomarkers and precision medicine.
«Our work and that
of our colleagues
on stress and CRF have been mechanistically implicated in Alzheimer's disease, but agents that impact CRF signaling have not been carefully tested for therapeutic efficacy or long - term safety in animal models,» said the study's principal investigator and corresponding author Robert Rissman, PhD, assistant professor in the Department
of Neurosciences and
Biomarker Core Director for the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS).
The results
of this study were published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers, and Prevention
on Sept. 21, 2016.