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Cancer Biomarker
Cancer Biomarker: refers to a substance or process that is indicative of the presence of cancer in the body. A biomarker may be a molecule secreted by a tumor or a specific response of the body to the presence of cancer.
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OCT 08, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Theranostics: one stone can kill two or three birds. Credit: Ko et al. 2014/Clinical Endoscopy This September the Journa ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 16, 2017Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a ...SEP 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Men, perhaps it's time to schedule a prostate screening exam with your doctor! New results from two eminent prostate ...AUG 30, 2017Videos
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), also known as cell-free tumor DNA, is genetic material that's freely floating in the bloo ...AUG 07, 2017Cancer
Prostate cancer screening remains an effective way to detect for the presence of the cancer in men. And this study ...AUG 03, 2017Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s ...JUL 31, 2017Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2017Immunology
There’s a new way to predict if cancer patients will respond well to newly FDA-approved immunotherapy drugs for ca ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2017Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 23, 2017Cancer
A blood test that’s been around for decades might have the potential to improve treatment for thousands of colon c ...JUN 06, 2017Videos
It's the largest gathering of cancer researchers and medical professionals during the year and the expertise being broug ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc ...APR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 15, 2017Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp ...APR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Is it really possible to simplify the entire female menstrual cycle to a Petri dish in the lab? After all, the complexit ...MAR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been created that can effectively identify substances in the blood or urine that cause cancer. A team of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o ...JAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget counting years and birthdays. Researchers find that to accurately know how old you are biologically, look no furt ...JAN 11, 2017Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r ...
OCT 08, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Theranostics: one stone can kill two or three birds. Credit: Ko et al. 2014/Clinical Endoscopy This September the Journa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 16, 2017
Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a
...
SEP 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Men, perhaps it's time to schedule a prostate screening exam with your doctor! New results from two eminent prostate
...
AUG 30, 2017
Videos
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), also known as cell-free tumor DNA, is genetic material that's freely floating in the bloo
...
AUG 07, 2017
Cancer
Prostate cancer screening remains an effective way to detect for the presence of the cancer in men. And this study
...
AUG 03, 2017
Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s
...
JUL 31, 2017
Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new way to predict if cancer patients will respond well to newly FDA-approved immunotherapy drugs for ca
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 23, 2017
Cancer
A blood test that’s been around for decades might have the potential to improve treatment for thousands of colon c
...
JUN 06, 2017
Videos
It's the largest gathering of cancer researchers and medical professionals during the year and the expertise being broug
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc
...
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp
...
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Is it really possible to simplify the entire female menstrual cycle to a Petri dish in the lab? After all, the complexit
...
MAR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been created that can effectively identify substances in the blood or urine that cause cancer. A team of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o
...
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget counting years and birthdays. Researchers find that to accurately know how old you are biologically, look no furt
...
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r
...