News tagged with markers
Molecular fingerprints point the way to earlier cancer diagnosis and more targeted treatment
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Metabolites are molecular fingerprints of what your cells are up to and Dr. Arun Sreekumar wants to know the impression made by cancer.
New tumor markers determine therapy intensity
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Characteristic changes in the DNA of medulloblastoma, the most frequent malignant brain tumor in childhood, indicate precisely how aggressively the tumor will continue to spread and what the chances of disease relapse are. ...
Nanoscopic probes can track down and attack cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A researcher has developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumors and might one day be able to directly attack cancer cells.
PSA levels accurately predict prostate cancer risk in African-American men
Feb 24, 2009 |
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PSA levels appear to be more predictive of three year prostate cancer risk in African-American men compared with Caucasian men with a family history of prostate cancer, according to a paper published in Cancer Prevention Re ...
Shape-shifting coral evade identification
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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The evolutionary tendency of corals to alter their skeletal structure makes it difficult to assign them to different species. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have used genetic marker ...
New tool to fast-track genetic gain in sheep
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO are part of an international team that today launched a new genomic tool which is set to transform the future selection and breeding of sheep around the world.
Identification of genetic markers for ulcerative colitis could lead to treatment
Jan 08, 2009 |
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An international consortium of researchers, including major contribution from a team led by Dr. John D. Rioux, a professor of medicine at the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Heart Institute, has identified ...
New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified
Jan 04, 2009 |
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An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication ...
Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.
Simple, inexpensive and objective tools for the assessment of mucosal inflammation: fecal markers
Sep 24, 2008 |
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UC and CD, the two major forms of IBD are chronic, idiopathic inflammatory conditions of the gut with a typically relapsing and remitting course. A prominent feature in mucosal biopsies from patients with active IBD is infiltration ...
New study replicates association between genetic variation and antidepressant treatment response
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic variation that influences an individual's response to drugs, is an important and growing focus in all of medical research, including psychiatry. It is a complex field, however, revealed ...
