Tumor Markers
Tumor Marker: a biomarker found in the body system that can be elevated by the presence of all types of cancer. Each tumor marker is indicative of a particular disease process, and are used in oncology to help detect the presence of cancer.
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NOV 20, 2019ImmunologyNOV 20, 2019Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A new study saw positive results invest...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 20, 2019Clinical & Molecular DXNOV 20, 2019For many cancers, early detection has a tremendous impact on patient outcomes. Yet, sadly, many of the most common malignancies, like those of the stomach,...WRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezNOV 06, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentNOV 06, 2019Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden were able to pinpoint 10 tumor-specific potential drug targets for the fatal and incurable brain cancer, glio...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminOCT 25, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 25, 2019A molecular biomarker is discovered that improves diagnosing lung cancer and specializing treatment....WRITTEN BY: Carly BoydOCT 10, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 10, 2019Researchers at the The Menzies Health Institute Queensland have found a way to use gene therapy CRISPR-Cas9 to treat cervical cancer. The first treatment o...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonSEP 29, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologySEP 29, 2019Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019CancerSEP 06, 2019Researchers reveal more evidence that refined grains and sugars and processed meats are bad for colon health....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentAUG 07, 2019Patients with various types of cancer are almost always treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In chemotherapy, therapeutics consist ...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminMAR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentMAR 24, 2019Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a new drug combination treatment ta...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminMAR 05, 2019CancerMAR 05, 2019Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally growing cells from circulating the blo...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2019CancerFEB 04, 2019With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to genetic-based personalized treatment...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxFEB 01, 2019CancerFEB 01, 2019Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold claims on January 29th, 2019, about its...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxJAN 30, 2019CancerJAN 30, 2019Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detailing what they believe is a novel,...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxJAN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentJAN 19, 2019Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge because of no apparent symptoms until the...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminJAN 07, 2019NeuroscienceJAN 07, 2019Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-derived GABA-ergic progenitor cells into the hippocampus subdued the seizure...WRITTEN BY: Aswini KannegantiDEC 26, 2018Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 26, 2018According to a multi-disciplinary study carried out by the University of Illinois, a compound was found to effectively shrink tumors in animal models by ta...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminDEC 22, 2018VideosDEC 22, 2018Genetic sequencing can help clinicians decide on the best treatment for individual patients....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2018Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 20, 2018In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2018CancerOCT 31, 2018Researchers at the Mount Sinai hospital identified for the first time a protein marker that could indicate whether breast cancer will further metastasize or remains in a dormant state accordi...WRITTEN BY: Heba El WassefOCT 06, 2018Genetics & GenomicsOCT 06, 2018In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018VideosSEP 26, 2018Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect immune-mediated eliminations, as well as iimmunotherapies associated....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlAUG 29, 2018ImmunologyAUG 29, 2018Artificial intelligence can process CT scan images to determine biological and clinical information that can predict immunotherapy efficacy thanks to machine learning....WRITTEN BY: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 22, 2018Clinical & Molecular DXAUG 22, 2018A research study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has discovered a tumor biomarker that could be used to determine the onset of renal cell carci...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2018CancerAUG 14, 2018Mogamulizumab was approved by the FDA this month after a very successful Phase III clinical trial demonstrating its effectiveness in treating patients with challenging CTCL....WRITTEN BY: Mauri Brueggeman
NOV 20, 2019
Immunology
NOV 20, 2019
Manipulating the immune system’s population of natural killer cells could bolster therapies targeting cancer. A new study saw positive results invest...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 20, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
NOV 20, 2019
For many cancers, early detection has a tremendous impact on patient outcomes. Yet, sadly, many of the most common malignancies, like those of the stomach,...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
NOV 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 06, 2019
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden were able to pinpoint 10 tumor-specific potential drug targets for the fatal and incurable brain cancer, glio...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 25, 2019
A molecular biomarker is discovered that improves diagnosing lung cancer and specializing treatment....
WRITTEN BY:
Carly Boyd
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 10, 2019
Researchers at the The Menzies Health Institute Queensland have found a way to use gene therapy CRISPR-Cas9 to treat cervical cancer. The first treatment o...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 29, 2019
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Cancer
SEP 06, 2019
Researchers reveal more evidence that refined grains and sugars and processed meats are bad for colon health....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 07, 2019
Patients with various types of cancer are almost always treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In chemotherapy, therapeutics consist ...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
MAR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 24, 2019
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a new drug combination treatment ta...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
MAR 05, 2019
Cancer
MAR 05, 2019
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally growing cells from circulating the blo...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2019
Cancer
FEB 04, 2019
With all of these "new and improved" methods to treat cancer, such as immuno-based, using nanotechnology, to genetic-based personalized treatment...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 01, 2019
Cancer
FEB 01, 2019
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold claims on January 29th, 2019, about its...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 30, 2019
Cancer
JAN 30, 2019
Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detailing what they believe is a novel,...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 19, 2019
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge because of no apparent symptoms until the...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JAN 07, 2019
Neuroscience
JAN 07, 2019
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-derived GABA-ergic progenitor cells into the hippocampus subdued the seizure...
WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 26, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 26, 2018
According to a multi-disciplinary study carried out by the University of Illinois, a compound was found to effectively shrink tumors in animal models by ta...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
DEC 22, 2018
Videos
DEC 22, 2018
Genetic sequencing can help clinicians decide on the best treatment for individual patients....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 20, 2018
In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2018
Cancer
OCT 31, 2018
Researchers at the Mount Sinai hospital identified for the first time a protein marker that could indicate whether breast cancer will further metastasize or remains in a dormant state accordi...
WRITTEN BY:
Heba El Wassef
OCT 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 06, 2018
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
SEP 26, 2018
Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect immune-mediated eliminations, as well as iimmunotherapies associated....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
AUG 29, 2018
Immunology
AUG 29, 2018
Artificial intelligence can process CT scan images to determine biological and clinical information that can predict immunotherapy efficacy thanks to machine learning....
WRITTEN BY:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 22, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 22, 2018
A research study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has discovered a tumor biomarker that could be used to determine the onset of renal cell carci...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2018
Cancer
AUG 14, 2018
Mogamulizumab was approved by the FDA this month after a very successful Phase III clinical trial demonstrating its effectiveness in treating patients with challenging CTCL....
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman