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A biomarker is a biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, or of a condition or disease. A biomarker may be used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition. Also called molecular marker and signature molecule.

UConn researchers find e-cigarettes to be equally harmful as tobacco cigarettes

A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut offers new evidence that electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes.

12 Jun 2017

Radiation therapy critical to treating brain tumors, but linked to significant adverse effects

Radiation therapy using high-energy particles, like x-rays or electron beams, is a common and critical component in successfully treating patients with brain tumors, but it is also associated with significant adverse effects, such as neuronal loss in adjacent healthy tissues.

9 Jun 2017

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

For the first time, autism researchers used MRIs of six-month olds to show how brain regions are connected and synchronized, and then predict which babies at high risk of developing autism would be diagnosed with the condition at age two.

8 Jun 2017

Studies offer hope for developing new biomarker and drug for neurodegenerative diseases

Two new studies of progressive, neurodegenerative diseases linked to defects in cells' mitochondria offer hope for developing a new biomarker for research and diagnostics, and a drug for treating such diseases, report researchers at the University of California, Davis.

6 Jun 2017

Genetic sequencing could help direct treatment for 72% of advanced cancer patients

A new analysis finds that nearly three-quarters of 500 patients with advanced cancer could be referred to a potential targeted treatment based on the results of a comprehensive analysis of their tumor's genetic landscape.

2 Jun 2017

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced a publication describing the use of its flagship product, BrainScope One, in an independent clinical trial demonstrating the potential reduction of one-third (33.3%) of unnecessary computed tomography scans of mildly presenting head injured patients in hospital emergency rooms.

2 Jun 2017

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a company applying the latest advances in deep learning to biomarker development, drug discovery and aging research, launched ALS.AI, a personalized drug discovery and biomarker development platform utilizing the latest advances in deep learning.

1 Jun 2017

Researchers develop new plasmonic sensor that improves early detection of cancer biomarkers

A new plasmonic sensor developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will serve as a reliable early detection of biomarkers for many forms of cancer and eventually other diseases.

31 May 2017

GW researcher receives NIH funding to explore ways for standardization of cancer genomics data

One of the biggest challenges facing cancer genomics researchers is the lack normalized data on cancer genes. Multitudes of genomics projects have been funded over the years that have resulted in data being placed on several different databases, making a wide array of data and annotations difficult to integrate and compare.

30 May 2017

New study finds dramatic reorganization of the gut caused by weight loss surgery

Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one-third of the U.S. population is currently afflicted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the monetary costs alone are approaching $150 billion dollars annually.

26 May 2017

BU professor receives Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award from ATS

Avrum Spira, MD, MSc, professor of medicine, pathology and bioinformatics at Boston University School of Medicine, is the inaugural recipient of the Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society.

24 May 2017

Multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer can potentially reduce use of biopsy

A new study published in Clinical Breast Cancer demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer, can help inform better decision-making after abnormal mammogram or other breast imaging results and potentially reduce use of biopsy by up to 67 percent.

24 May 2017

Study points to new pharmacologic approach to target chemo-resistant lung cancer

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often respond to standard chemotherapy, only to develop drug resistance later, and with fatal consequences.

23 May 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

23 May 2017

Oxidative stress plays key role in development of recurrent wheezing following viral ARIs in infancy

Viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs) may lead to oxidative stress in some infants, and play a major role in the development of recurrent wheezing in early childhood, according to a new study presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

23 May 2017

Biomarker may predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants

Tests of cells collected from the umbilical cord blood vessel walls at birth can predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

22 May 2017

Scientists create graphene-based sensor to predict onset of asthma attacks

Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have created a graphene-based sensor that could lead to earlier detection of looming asthma attacks and improve the management of asthma and other respiratory diseases, preventing hospitalizations and deaths.

22 May 2017

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Rush University Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the nation, and the only one in Illinois, to provide patients fighting advanced kidney access to a new combination immunotherapy that targets different immune system cells and processes than a widely used therapy that has been proven effective for some patients but had little effect on others.

22 May 2017

Study finds link between traffic-related air pollution and telomere shortening in children

Children and teens exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution have evidence of a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening, reports a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

19 May 2017

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UConn researchers find e-cigarettes to be equally harmful as tobacco cigarettes

Radiation therapy critical to treating brain tumors, but linked to significant adverse effects

Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function may help predict PTSD

Researchers use MRI to show how infant brain connections can predict autism risk at age two

Studies offer hope for developing new biomarker and drug for neurodegenerative diseases

Genetic sequencing could help direct treatment for 72% of advanced cancer patients

BrainScope One study shows one-third potential reduction of avoidable CT scans in mild TBI patients

Insilico Medicine launches personalized drug discovery platform to develop new treatments for ALS

Researchers develop new plasmonic sensor that improves early detection of cancer biomarkers

GW researcher receives NIH funding to explore ways for standardization of cancer genomics data

New study finds dramatic reorganization of the gut caused by weight loss surgery

BU professor receives Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award from ATS

Multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer can potentially reduce use of biopsy

Study points to new pharmacologic approach to target chemo-resistant lung cancer

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

Oxidative stress plays key role in development of recurrent wheezing following viral ARIs in infancy

Biomarker may predict death or poor pulmonary outcomes in extremely preterm infants

Scientists create graphene-based sensor to predict onset of asthma attacks

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Study finds link between traffic-related air pollution and telomere shortening in children

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