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Study says VeriStrat predicts response but not survival benefit from erlotinib

A study, published in the November 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, showed the plasma test VeriStrat can predict response but not survival benefi ...

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows fit elderly patients should be considered for therapy

Until there are more validated biomarkers to direct treatment decisions, many physicians use patient age to decide what therapy to give their patients. Literature data report that older patients often go undertreated because ...

Cancer created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New imaging process provides better picture of tumours

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in Europe and the world, and early detection and treatment remains vital in the fight. Researchers in Norway have validated a method of non-invasive imaging that they believe ...

Cancer created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High levels of blood-based protein specific to mesothelioma

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have discovered the protein product of a little-known gene may one day prove useful in identifying and monitoring the development of mesothelioma in early stages, when aggressive treatment ...

Cancer created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Investigational drugs chosen for major Alzheimer's prevention trial

Leading scientists have selected the first drugs to be evaluated in a worldwide clinical study to determine whether they can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers stop neuromyelitis optica attacks with new therapy

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new therapy for patients with neuromyelitis optica that appears to stop inflammation of the eye nerves and spinal cord. NMO is a debilitating central nervous system disorder that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team finds 14 new biomarkers for type 2 diabetes

A research team led by Anna Floegel of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Tobias Pischon of the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) has identified 14 novel biomarkers for type ...

Diabetes created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Breakthrough on physical cause of vegetative state, other 'disorders of consciousness'

(Medical Xpress)—By exploring parts of the brain that trigger during periods of daydreaming and mind-wandering, neuroscientists from Western University have made a significant breakthrough in understanding what physically ...

Neuroscience created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists develop novel technology to identify biomarkers for ulcerative colitis

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a novel technology that can identify, in animal models, potential biomarkers of ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel blood-based protein signature determined for rare, aggressive lung cancer

Researchers have discovered a panel of 13 blood proteins that may be effective biomarkers to detect malignant mesothelioma, according to a study published Oct. 3 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Rachel Ostroff from t ...

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Simple test may ease management of esophagitis

A simple new test, in which the patient swallows a string, can monitor treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis as effectively as an invasive, expensive and uncomfortable procedure that risks complications, particularly in children.

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biological markers increase clinical trial success rate of new breast cancer drugs

Using biological markers—genetic characteristics that are associated with some patients with breast cancer—can increase the success rate of clinical trials for breast cancer drugs by almost 50 per cent, says new research ...

Cancer created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery to improve success rates of IVF

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch, are collaborating with clinicians at Fertility Associates in Christchurch to develop a test to significantly improve the success rate for in vitro ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inappropriate activation of an immune signaling pathway during infection leaves the body vulnerable to sepsis

The inflammatory response is a double-edged sword—it enables the body to mount a vigorous defense against infection, but can also inflict serious physiological damage if allowed to rampage uncontrolled. ...

Immunology created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke takes large physical and economic toll

Secondhand smoke is accountable for 42,000 deaths annually to nonsmokers in the United States, including nearly 900 infants, according to a new UCSF study.

Health created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0