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Researchers discover blood biomarker for Lou Gehrig's disease, could lead to new treatments

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. This finding ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plant-based compound slows breast cancer in a mouse model

The natural plant compound phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) hinders the development of mammary tumors in a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published August 2 in the Journal of ...

Cancer created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic completes first genome-wide analysis of peripheral T-cell lymphomas

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have completed the world's first genome-wide sequencing analysis of peripheral T-cell lymphomas, unlocking the genetic secrets of this poorly understood and highly aggressive cancer of the immune ...

Cancer created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What pituitary tumours may tell us about the biology of other cancers

(Medical Xpress) -- Expression levels of a DNA repair gene called MGMT have been widely studied across many cancers as a biomarker of response to temozolomide, a chemotherapeutic agent. Now Australian scientists have published ...

Cancer created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New biomarker for common lung cancer predicts responses to chemotherapy

Patients with the most common type of lung cancer are notoriously insensitive to chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin. New findings related to the cellular pathways that regulate responses to cisplatin have now been published ...

Cancer created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Classifying neural circuit dysfunctions using neuroeconomics

The traditional approach to psychiatric diagnosis is based on grouping patients on the basis of symptom clusters. This approach to diagnosis has a number of problems, as symptoms are not necessarily specific to a single diagnosis. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Key mutations discovered for medulloblastoma -- most common childhood brain cancer

Researchers at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) and several collaborating institutions have linked mutations in specific genes to each of the four recognized subtypes of medulloblastoma, the most common ...

Cancer created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer biomarkers re-evaluated

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a procedure to test the clinical benefits of cancer biomarkers. The method could radically shorten the path from the lab to their application.

Cancer created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New biomarker in the blood may help predict Alzheimer's disease

Higher levels of a certain fat in the blood called ceramides may increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the July 18, 2012, online issue of Neurology.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-injury cartilage biomarkers associated with subsequent ACL injuries

U.S. Army researchers made a surprising discovery while examining the impact of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear (a common knee injury), on four serum biomarkers associated with cartilage health. The researchers found ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using biomarkers to identify and treat schizophrenia

In the current online issue of PLoS ONE, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they have identified a set of laboratory-based biomarkers that can be useful for understanding brain- ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Technique spots disease using immune cell DNA

When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered ...

Medical research created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Correlates of diabetic foot complications identified

(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetes, increased poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) immunoreactivity, reduced abundance of type 1 procollagen, and impaired skin structure correlate with foot complications, according ...

Diabetes created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What you eat can prevent arsenic overload

Millions of people worldwide are exposed to arsenic from contaminated water, and we are all exposed to arsenic via the food we eat. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal has demons ...

Health created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify new cancer stem cell mechanism

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered a link between two genes which shows how stem cells could develop into cancer.

Cancer created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast