Oncology & Cancer
New research could lead to a simple blood test for brain tumors
University of Bristol research could lead to better detection of the most common type of malignant brain cancer.
Aug 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A roadmap for the future of hepatitis B therapy development
Worldwide, 880,000 people die each year as a result of infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Antiviral drugs that can suppress replication of the virus are available. However, these must be taken for decades, as there ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low-abundance biomarker detection platform for early disease diagnosis
Yu Lei, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has invented a new platform that can perform high-sensitivity readings for a variety of disease biomarkers.
Jul 27, 2022
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Medical research
Biomarker-guided therapy for fungal sepsis produces no better outcomes
The CandiSep trial at Jena University Hospital tested (1,3)-β-D-glucan as biomarker for invasive fungal infection in critically ill patients. The biomarker led to earlier and more frequent antifungal therapy but could not ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Hope for Alzheimer's blood test
Researchers from Macquarie University's Centre for Ageing, Cognition and Wellbeing are one step closer to a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's early in the disease's progression.
Jul 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases
Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis. For ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
A machine learning model to predict immunotherapy response in cancer patients
Immunotherapy is a new cancer treatment that activates the body's immune system to fight against cancer cells without using chemotherapy or radiotherapy. It has fewer side effects than conventional anticancer drugs because ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Leaders in Alzheimer's research herald the dawn of a new era in drug development based on biology of aging
A combination of drugs will be needed to effectively treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease and leading experts say we have entered a new era of drug development that will deliver them. In an editorial published in the Journal ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Protein changes in cerebrospinal fluid indicate inflammatory processes in the brain
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases are associated with inflammatory processes in the brain. German researchers have succeeded in identifying a group of proteins in cerebrospinal fluid that could ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New liquid biopsy, a crystal ball in the fight against esophageal cancer
Biomarkers are like the X on a treasure map, but instead of indicating the location of unearthed riches, they indicate an individual's health status. Common biomarkers include certain RNA or protein molecules present in tissues ...
Jun 16, 2022
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