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New weakness found in most common childhood malignant brain tumour
A new weakness found in medulloblastoma could lead to more personalised medicine and improved treatment for some patients.
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Biomarkers
Biomarkers are a naturally occurring molecule, gene, or characteristic by which a particular disease can be identified.
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Sperm RNA may serve as biomarkers of future health
Human sperm may hold the potential to serve as biomarkers of the future health of newborn infants, according to a new study.
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Asthma biomarkers identified from lung bacteria
New research suggests that the lung microbiome plays a significant role in asthma severity and response to treatment...
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Mitochondrial DNA could predict risk for sudden cardiac death
New studies add to evidence of link between mitochondrial DNA copy number and risk for cardiovascular disease...
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MAIT cells serve as biomarkers for diabetes
Scientists have discovered that the onset of type 1 diabetes is preceded by modification of MAIT lymphocytes...
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CCL11 may allow early CTE diagnosis
Researchers have identified a new biomarker for chronic traumatic encephalopathy that may allow the disease to be diagnosed during life for the first time...
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Metabolism can be used to subtype hepatoblastoma
Scientists have identified new biomarkers that could help more accurately classify the two main subtypes of hepatoblastoma...
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Therapy proves effective in subgroup of COPD patients
An antibody treatment has been found to reduce the rate of flare-ups by nearly 20 percent in patients with a subgroup of treatment-resistant COPD...
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Biomarkers as effective at predicting sepsis as patient monitoring
Researchers have identified five key sepsis biomarkers and looked at whether they had the same or better predictive power as traditional methods...
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Blood tumour markers warn against the progression of lung cancer
Cancers can secrete complex molecules into the blood, researchers have now begun to further define their potential...
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Calcilytics as potential novel therapeutic treatments to halt Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia.1 The common (>95% of cases) slow-developing form of the ailment is known as late-onset AD (LOAD) or sporadic AD (SAD). The rare (
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A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure
Scientists have shown that the bioactive molecule lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack...
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Chemo-boosting drug discovered for leukaemia
Drugs developed to treat heart and blood vessel problems could be used to treat leukaemia...
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New technology could predict the risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers have announced a new technology-based approach that could lead to a more accurate identification of type 2 diabetes...
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Artificial Intelligence system to help detect skin cancer
New technology being developed by researchers is using artificial intelligence to help detect melanoma skin cancer earlier...
