Cardiology
Noise from busy roads might increase heart disease risk, finds new study
Traffic noise, as well as air pollution, could affect heart health, according to new research.
Jun 1, 2017
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News tagged with biological markers
Neuroscience
Brain signal ID's responders to fast-acting antidepressant
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered a biological marker that may help to identify which depressed patients will respond to an experimental, rapid-acting antidepressant. The brain signal, detectable by noninvasive ...
Aug 6, 2012
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Medical research
New strategies for identifying health and disease biomarkers developed
Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Center (ANPC) working with scientists at Imperial College London have developed a new integrative strategy for identifying biomarkers of health and disease.
Jul 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Research reveals new possibilities to improve treatment of endometrial carcinoma
Endometrial carcinoma, a cancer of the lining of the uterus, is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed nations. Over the past decade, its incidence has steadily increased (approximately 1% annually) and mortality ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
Brain imaging alone cannot diagnose autism
In a column appearing in the current issue of the journal Nature, McLean Hospital biostatistician Nicholas Lange, ScD, cautions against heralding the use of brain imaging scans to diagnose autism and urges greater focus on ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biological fingerprint of tuberculosis meningitis discovered in children
Children with tuberculosis meningitis - a brain and spinal cord infection that leads to disability and death—have a biological fingerprint that can be used to assess the severity of the condition, help decide the best course ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists much closer to developing screening test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
They identified blood-based biological markers that are associated with the build up of a toxic protein in the brain which occurs years before symptoms appear and irreversible brain damage has occurred.
May 1, 2013
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Neuroscience
Newly identified neuromarker reveals clues about drug and food craving
Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis—or, how the brain gives rise to craving—is not well understood.
Dec 19, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Common pregnancy complications may slow development of infant in the womb, study finds
Gestational diabetes and preeclampsia may be linked to slower biological development in infants, according to a new study led by USC.
Feb 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer risk prediction models improved by adding multiple biological markers of risk
Adding biological markers of risk to breast cancer risk prediction models currently in use in the clinic appears to improve risk prediction, especially for postmenopausal women not using hormone therapy (HT), according to ...
Apr 19, 2016
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