News tagged with molecular diagnosis


Higher soy intake prior to lung cancer diagnosis linked to longer survival in women

New results from a large observational follow-up study conducted in Shanghai, China, indicate that women with lung cancer who consumed more soy food prior to their cancer diagnosis lived longer than those who consumed less ...

Cancer created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First guidelines for brain amyloid imaging in Alzheimer's released

Only recently has it become possible to create high-quality images of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease in living people through positron emission tomography (PET). Even so, questions remain about what ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First Alzheimer's case has full diagnosis 106 years later

(Medical Xpress)—More than a hundred years after Alois Alzheimer identified Alzheimer's disease in a patient an analysis of that original patient's brain has revealed the genetic origin of their condition.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds least aggressive form of breast cancer still poses risk for death years later

Women with the most common and least aggressive subtype of breast cancer were still at risk of death from the disease more than 10 years after diagnosis, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Cancer Ep ...

Cancer created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover mevalonate kinase gene mutations associated with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis

A Chinese research team, led by Anhui Medical University and BGI, has found the strong genetic evidences of mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) mutations link to disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP). It is a major ...

Genetics created Sep 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hunting for autism's chemical clues

On her laptop computer one recent afternoon, University at Buffalo researcher Charmion Cruickshank calls up a mass spectrometry readout showing the breakdown of chemicals in the urine of a child with autism.

Autism spectrum disorders created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

State-of-the-art scanning detects more cancer in bone

Research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting describes new approaches to imaging for the detection of tumors in complex cases of bone cancer. Hybrid imaging technology combining computed tomography ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular imaging detects signs of Alzheimer's in healthy patients

An arsenal of Alzheimer's research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease but may also ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sequencing works in clinical setting to help -- finally -- get a diagnosis

Advanced high-speed gene-sequencing has been used in the clinical setting to find diagnoses for seven children out of a dozen who were experiencing developmental delays and congenital abnormalities for mysterious reasons.

Pediatrics created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

EASL-EORTC publish joint clinical practice guidelines on hepatocellular carcinoma management

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) today publish their first joint Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on the management of ...

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

Breast cancers at lower-risk detected with widespread use of mammograms

As a woman ages, her chances of being diagnosed with a lower-risk breast tumor increase, according to a novel study led by UCSF which found that for women over 50, a substantial number of cancers detected by mammograms have ...

Cancer created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biological fingerprints improve diagnosis of dementia

Differentiating between the various forms of dementia is crucial for initiating appropriate treatment. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered that the underlying diseases leave different "fingerprints" in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In next-gen DNA sequence, new answers to a rare and devastating disease

In Leigh syndrome, infants are born apparently healthy only to develop movement and breathing disorders that worsen over time, often leading to death by the age of 3. The problem is that the mitochondria responsible for powering ...

Medical research created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ALK rearrangement found in nearly 10 percent of patients in Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium

ALK rearrangement has been found in 9.6% of lung cancer patients tested in the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium, and MET amplification in another 4.1%, reflecting how many patients might benefit from targeted therapies such ...

Cancer created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cause of hereditary blindness discovered

Initially the occurrence of progressive retinal degeneration - progressive retinal atrophy, in man called retinitis pigmentosa - had been identified in Schapendoes dogs. Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common hereditary ...

Ophthalmology created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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