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Researchers develop method to detect Alzheimer's disease in blood samples
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sapporo [Japan], October 7 (ANI): Researchers have devised a way to identify amyloid build-up in the brain, a symptom of Alzheimer's disease, using biomarkers found in blood samples.
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Study examines positions of college football players for risk of injuries
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Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A new study examines the brains of college football players to determine the levels of traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers by position. The study throws light on which positions are most sensitive to increases in brain damage indicators. Biomarkers are p
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Scientists discover new epigenetic markers for prostate cancer
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Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered new epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
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Researchers suggests better prognostic biomarkers for heart failure patien
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Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Bloodstream levels of a protein fragment known as endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in individuals suffering from a prevalent kind of heart failure, suggested the researchers.
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Researchers discover new imaging information system may provide accurate p
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Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): A novel imaging information system developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may eventually provide a faster, more accurate prognosis for certain tumours.
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Research identifies new prognostic biomarker for heart failure
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): According to a study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, bloodstream levels of a protein fragment called endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in patients with a common form of heart failure.
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Change in appetite characterizes depressive disorders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], August 25 (ANI): Major depressive disorders have a considerable health cost, including changes in appetite and body weight. Identifying biomarkers such as alterations in brain function to treat depression is difficult due to the diverse symptomatology of affected individuals.
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Blood tests in newly brain-injured patients predict death, severe disabili
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Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): A study finds that blood tests taken on the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability, allowing clinicians to make decisions earlier on the possible treatment of TBI. Higher values of two p
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Researchers develop contact lens that helps in cancer diagnosis and screen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a contact lens that can catch and identify exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles prevalent in human fluids that have the potential to be diagnostic cancer biomarkers.
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Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic inflammation: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], August 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic illnesses with an inflammatory component.
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Research identifies protein that can predict future diabetes risk, cancer
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Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): New research suggests that people with elevated levels of the protein prostasin (mainly found in epithelial cells which line the surfaces and organs of the body) may be at higher risk of developing diabetes.
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Study suggests new biomarker speeds identification of lung disease
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): During a recent study, a new diagnostic method could help identify one of the deadliest types of interstitial lung disease (ILD) sooner, allowing for faster treatment and improved patient outcomes.
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