News tagged with biological markers


I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a ...


Research moves a step closer to possibility of brain scan-assisted diagnosis for PTSD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Florence, Italy: Preliminary research examining the difference in brain activity between soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder and those without it moves scientists a step closer to the possibility of being able one ...





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Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer in Mice Earlier Than Current Methods

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University ...


Bacterial 'ropes' tie down shifting Southwest

Bacterial 'ropes' tie down shifting Southwest

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers from Arizona State University have discovered that several species of microbes (cyanobacteria), at least one found prominently in the deserts of the Southwest, have evolved the trait of rope-building ...


Researchers Study Whether Psychosocial Interventions Ease Psoriasis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded University of Rochester Medical Center researchers $2.5 million to investigate the impact of psychological interventions on attacks ...


New study sheds light on brain's response to distress, unexpected events (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic ...


DNA 'barcode' for tropical trees

DNA 'barcode' for tropical trees

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In foods, soil samples or customs checks, plant fragments sometimes need to be quickly identified. The use of DNA “barcodes” to itemize plant biodiversity was proposed during the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Summit. ...


Conserving historic apple trees

Conserving historic apple trees

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The apple trees of yesteryear are slowly disappearing. Many apple varieties common in the United States a century ago can no longer be found in today's orchards and nurseries. But some historic apple trees ...


Depressed pregnant women could be at higher risk for severe response to flu infection

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.


Hunting for the Prozac gene

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prozac works wonders for some depressed people, but not for others. In some cases, patients derive little benefit and at worst, it can lead to bizarre hallucinations and fits of rage. Researchers and doctors remain puzzled ...


Childhood risk factors for developing substance dependence

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There is ample evidence for the genetic influence of alcohol dependence, and ongoing studies are actively looking for specific genes that may confer this increased susceptibility. In addition, while it is well-known that ...


Accelerated bone growth may be an indicator of hypertension in children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children whose bones are "older" than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a study reported today in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. As a result, the in ...



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