News tagged with molecular markers


Molecular marker from pancreatic 'juices' helps identify pancreatic cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a promising method to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis—two disorders that are difficult to tell apart. A molecular marker obtained from pancreatic ...

Cancer created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in the skin that react to massage

The skin is a human being's largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn. Previous studies have shown that these ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Australia have uncovered what they describe as differences in brain behavior for people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder (BP) or borderline personality disorder (BPD). ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Computer algorithm used to identify bladder cancer marker

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an innovative mathematical technique to find markers that effectively predict how deadly a cancer will be. The discovery, which in this case concerned bladder ...

Cancer created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study discloses new test for river blindness infection

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or "river blindness," a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in Africa, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists describe the genetic signature of a vital set of neurons

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified two genes involved in establishing the neuronal circuits required for breathing. They report their findings in a study published in the December issue of Nature Ne ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

COUP-TFII sparks prostate cancer progression

Prostate cancer presents a dilemma for patients and the physicians who treat them. Which cancers are essentially indolent and present no risk and which are life threatening? Which can be watched and which need aggressive ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plastic products and jet fuel exposures raising incidences of 'epigenetic transgenerational inheritance'

Washington State University researchers have lengthened their list of environmental toxicants that can negatively affect as many as three generations of an exposed animal's offspring.

Genetics created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tumor suppressor gene identified

A recent study published in Clinical Cancer Research suggests that the protein hVps37A suppresses tumor growth in ovarian cancer. The work, which was funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, shows, for th ...

Cancer created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genetic alterations linked with bladder cancer risk, recurrence, progression, and patient survival

A new analysis has found that genetic alterations in a particular cellular pathway are linked with bladder cancer risk, recurrence, disease progression, and patient survival. Published early online in Cancer, a peer- review ...

Cancer created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research method to identify brain tumors could enhance neurosurgery

(Medical Xpress)—The use of a new brain tumor-targeting contrast agent that differentiates between normal and cancer cells in conjunction with a high-powered microscopy system could potentially lead to ...

Cancer created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gender differences in liver cancer risk explained by small changes in genome

Men are four times more likely to develop liver cancer compared to women, a difference attributed to the sex hormones androgen and estrogen. Although this gender difference has been known for a long time, ...

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mouse model exposes a new type of T cell to target melanoma

Cancers arise in the body all the time. Most are nipped in the bud by the immune response, not least by its T cells, which detect telltale molecular markers—or antigens—on cancer cells and destroy them before they grow ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher watches the start of his own disease with unprecedented detail

These days, most of us don't head to the doctor until we are already ill. What if you could see disease approaching just as it starts to head your way? A study in a special March 16th issue of Cell focused on human biolog ...

Genetics created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Investigational drug reduces heart damage during angioplasty

A single dose of an investigational anti-inflammatory drug, inclacumab, reduced damage to heart tissue during angioplasty in a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1