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New biomarker shows promise for pitch-side brain injury test
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury.
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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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Plant-Mediated Modulation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Homeostasis
A review of Keap1/Nrf2 modulation of ROS homeostasis, and its pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cancer, Type 2 diabetes mellitus & neurological disorders.
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Screening In-Depth Focus 2017
Included in this Screening In-Depth Focus: Phenotypic and target-based screening; Killing cancer cells using clinical drug resistance; Inflammatory biomarkers as a herbal anti-arthritic drug discovery tool...
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Review: Biomarkers towards personalised therapy in cancer
Since the sequence of the human genome was published some 20 years ago, omics strategies have enabled the generation of detailed molecular signatures of cancers and their subtypes.
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Drug Target Review – Issue #2 2017
Included in this issue: Technology convergence improves testing; Screening; Stem Cells; Targets; Mass Spectrometry; and Therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease...
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Blood marker can predict heart disease risk in type-2 diabetes patients
Measuring a blood marker, copeptin, can successfully predict the risk of heart attacks in people with type-2 diabetes.
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Blood test offers improved breast cancer detection tool to reduce use of breast biopsy
Study shows 'liquid biopsy' after abnormal mammogram and other imaging can help rule out breast cancer, reduce breast biopsy by up to 67% in women...
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Researchers identify potential Zika Virus target
New research provides insights into why infection with Zika virus after birth generally causes only mild symptoms, whereas devastating foetal malformations can develop when infection occurs during pregnancy.
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New method for early screening of colorectal cancer
A highly sensitive method that can detect even the earlier stages of colorectal cancer has been developed by researchers in Japan.
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MediCortex uses crowdfunding to revolutionise brain injury diagnostics
Head trauma is a common injury, and according to several scientific studies, undiagnosed concussion may lead to devastating outcomes and a premature neurodegenerative condition.
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Diagnosing cancer: new process for identifying biomarkers established
Scientists have established a process for identifying biomarkers for the diagnosis of different types of cancer.
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£10 million pancreatic cancer research fund for precision medicine
The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a network of clinical trials, aiming to find the right trial for the right patient, after a £10 million investment from Cancer Research UK.
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Biomarkers In-Depth Focus 2017
Drug developers sometimes think of imaging as an emerging discipline. But John Waterton, Paul Hockings, Juliana Maynard and Caleb Roberts explain how imaging biomarkers are transforming drug development. Francesco Gatto and Jens Nielsen, from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, discuss moving towards systems biomarkers for cancer diagnosis...
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Turning rare diseases into efficient targets with AI
BenevolentBio's CMO, Dr Patrick Keohane, says the industry is on the cusp of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution...
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Drug Target Review – Issue #1 2017
Included in this issue: Importance of building patient trust; Vaccines & Immunology; Oncology; Assays; Biomarkers; and Antibodies...