Sepsis, the body's life-threatening response to infection affecting about 1.7 million adults in the United States each year, can lead to multisystem organ failure with a high mortality rate.
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Thousands of people around the world suffer from chronic bowel diseases. One such common disease is ulcerative colitis (UC), which causes inflammation and sores in the digestive tract of affected individuals. Interestingly, ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Acute elevation in certain plasma microRNAs (miRNAs), along with downregulation of the clusterin protein within two days post-injury can act as early diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for traumatic brain injury, according ...
Jun 21, 2021
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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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The use of molecular biomarkers in minimally invasive sampling opens a promising perspective for the early detection of endometrial cancer. This is the conclusion reached by the members of Screenwide research group, formed ...
Jun 17, 2019
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A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of this heart attack-derived ...
Jun 17, 2019
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A new study assessed the effects of a SLC6A15 gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), comparing the results with those in healthy individuals. Based on the results of ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Pharmaceutical companies developing Orphan Drugs are increasingly partnering with direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing firms to identify individuals with rare diseases, in a trend that is raising concerns related to privacy, ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Researchers have shown that a single nucleotide change in a gene that affects production of hepcidin—a peptide involved in inflammation, immunity, and control of iron levels—is associated with greater susceptibility to ...
Jul 21, 2017
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More people die of Alzheimer's disease than prostate and breast cancer combined. Identifying the disease before major symptoms arise is critical to preserving brain function and helping patients maintain quality of life. ...
Jun 14, 2017
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