Cardiology
Gene linked with death after coronary bypass surgery
Duke University Medical Center researchers have found a genetic variant that seems to be associated with lower five-year survival after a coronary artery bypass.
Sep 13, 2011
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Medical research
Quicker detection and treatment of severe sepsis
Sepsis is the name of an infection that causes a series of reactions in the body, which in the worst case can prove fatal. The problem for both patients and doctors is that the early symptoms are difficult to distinguish ...
May 23, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New marker offers hope for more reliable detection of prostate cancer
A new, promising marker for diagnosing prostate cancer has been discovered by Swedish researchers with the aid of a unique method developed at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology. The study, being published ...
May 9, 2011
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Medical research
New research works towards early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
An international team of researchers has moved forward the development of diagnostic biomarkers for degenerative disorders such as Parkinson's.
May 4, 2011
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Medical research
Bariatric surgery more effective than dieting for glucose control
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, have uncovered a new clue for why bariatric surgery is more effective than dietary remedies alone at controlling ...
Apr 27, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients
COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological disease. Elevations of blood biomarkers indicative of brain injury have been reported in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of COVID-19 patients. Clinical ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Metabolic phenotyping of blood plasma allows for the detection of lung cancer
Metabolic phenotyping of blood plasma by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR) identified unique metabolic biomarkers specific to lung cancer patients and allowed for the accurate identification of a cohort of patients ...
Feb 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies fibroblast growth factor 18 as an ovarian cancer biomarker
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women and is often not detected until the later stages of disease, which contributes to poor prognosis. Biomarkers that can be used for early diagnosis ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Cardiology
Genetic 'off switch' linked to increased risk factors for heart disease
Risk of heart and blood vessel disease may increase when a particular gene is switched off, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series Webinar.
Jun 19, 2013
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Immunology
Nanotechnology against pollen allergy
Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now been able to identify the grass pollen molecule, against which the allergic response of hay fever in children is initiated. In addition, it was shown that ...
Feb 11, 2013
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