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Biomarkers
Biomarkers: a biomarker, or biological marker, generally refers to a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition. The term is also occasionally used to refer to a substance, the presence of which indicates the existence of a living organism. Further, life forms are known to shed unique chemicals, including DNA, into the environment as evidence of their presence in a particular location.
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JUN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In life, our cells experience a massive amount of turnover, on the order of billions every day. But as cells age, they s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2018Videos
Researchers at Mass General have recently learned more about genetic factors that are contributing to a person's risk of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
As a developmental disorder, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can be diagnosed as early as 18 to 24 months of age, but of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2018Health & Medicine
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK have come up with a test to detect peanut allergies and it& ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 16, 2018Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2018Immunology
No case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, is the same. Now, researchers want RA diagnostic approaches ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New research could help doctors determine how severe a case of multiple sclerosis will become.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2018Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing mild-to-moderate asthma can be difficult to diagnose, especially when scientists need to rule out other respi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 05, 2018Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 05, 2018Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach BleedingWritten By: Julia TraversJUN 05, 2018Cancer
Phase III clinical trial research shows evidence that early breast cancer patients with common breast cancer type do not ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 02, 2018Immunology
Based on several different factors, scientists have a new risk index for predicting who will develop lupus. From the Fei ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that deadly kidney cancers can be identified by assessing their evolutionary path, which is diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2018Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists want to find effective treatments for mental health disorders, by looking to physiological markers of health ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In life, our cells experience a massive amount of turnover, on the order of billions every day. But as cells age, they s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2018
Videos
Researchers at Mass General have recently learned more about genetic factors that are contributing to a person's risk of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
As a developmental disorder, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can be diagnosed as early as 18 to 24 months of age, but of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK have come up with a test to detect peanut allergies and it&
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Immunology
Unique gene signatures and tiny changes in the immune system that occur in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2018
Immunology
No case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease, is the same. Now, researchers want RA diagnostic approaches
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research could help doctors determine how severe a case of multiple sclerosis will become.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins in our blood carry out many critical functions, and can become disrupted in disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing mild-to-moderate asthma can be difficult to diagnose, especially when scientists need to rule out other respi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2018
Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 05, 2018
Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach Bleeding
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 05, 2018
Cancer
Phase III clinical trial research shows evidence that early breast cancer patients with common breast cancer type do not
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 02, 2018
Immunology
Based on several different factors, scientists have a new risk index for predicting who will develop lupus. From the Fei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that deadly kidney cancers can be identified by assessing their evolutionary path, which is diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists want to find effective treatments for mental health disorders, by looking to physiological markers of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch