News tagged with biomarkers
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Guides help cancer patients navigate health system, complete therapy
(Medical Xpress)—They're called patient navigators, but some might call them hurdle jumpers, task masters, or simply strong shoulders to lean on. People who first learn they might have cancer often need someone to guide ...
Cancer
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Scientists report a potential new treatment to prevent strokes
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire ...
Cardiology
Nov 22, 2012 |
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New hope for treating Alzheimer's Disease: A role for the FKBP52 protein
New research in humans published today reveals that the so-called FKBP52 protein may prevent the Tau protein from turning pathogenic. This may prove significant for the development of new Alzheimer's drugs and for detecting ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 20, 2012 |
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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
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Test for statin side effects launched
(Medical Xpress) -- A simple diagnostic test developed at Oxford University, and launched today by Massachusetts-based Boston Heart Diagnostics, will identify those at increased risk of rare but serious side ...
Medical research
Jun 01, 2012 |
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New evidence on how compound found in red wine can help prevent cancer
(Medical Xpress)—University of Leicester scientists will present groundbreaking new evidence about how a chemical found in red wine can help prevent cancer on Wednesday, December 5.
Cancer
Dec 04, 2012 |
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UK charity: Help us analyze cancer tumors online
(AP)—A British cancer group is turning to an unorthodox source of help in an effort to speed its research: web surfers.
Cancer
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Researchers say urine dipstick test is accurate predictor of renal failure in sepsis patients
Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2012 |
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Researchers ID cluster of genes in blood that predict Parkinson's
Because there is currently no laboratory test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease, it is practically impossible to detect those individuals who are in the earliest stages of the disease. As a result, Parkinson's disease ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Optimal ESR and CRP cut-off values based on new criteria for periprosthetic joint infection
Infections, as the news has shown time and again, can be deadly. Periprothesthetic joint infection (PJI) is the infection of grave concern to the orthopedic community, especially in its growingly common antibiotic-resistant ...
Surgery
Mar 21, 2013 |
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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
Jul 11, 2012 |
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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
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Circulating endothelial cells potential biomarker for myocardial infarction
(HealthDay) -- Circulating endothelial cell (CEC) counts are elevated among patients with myocardial infarction (MI), and the cells have distinct morphological features, according to a study published in the ...
Cardiology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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MRI and neuropsychological tests best predict Alzheimer's disease in old patients
Investigators from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, have shown that in most elderly patients invasive and expensive techniques, i.e. lumbar puncture and PET scan, are not useful to establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Gene profile correlates with glycemia in type 1 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- A gene expression profile in peripheral blood correlates with glycemic control in the first year for patients recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online March ...
Diabetes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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