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A Collaborative Effort to Find Biological Markers
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The Myelin Repair Foundation
Posted
Wed 18 Aug 2010 8:00am
Neil Buckholtz, chief of the Dementias of Aging Branch at the National Institute of Aging, in the National Institutes of Health.
The New York Times reports on a successful collaboration , the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, which created a platform for sharing data on the biological markers (or biomarkers) of Alzheimer
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biologic markers can change after metastasis
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Donna Peach
Posted
Mon 20 Sep 2010 12:00am
Researchers note that the three biologic markers in breast cancer (estrogen, progesterone and HER2) may change when breast cancer metastasizes, particularly with liver metastases. The conclusion, thus, is that, in cases of liver mets, it may be a good idea … Continue reading →
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Alzheimer's Disease, Biological Markers, and the Collaboration of Mankind
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Bob DeMarco
Posted
Fri 13 Aug 2010 7:26am
emission tomography (PET), other biological markers, and clinical and neuropsychological assessment can be combined to measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
In other words, to learn more about Alzheimer's disease, how it unfolds in the brain, and to discover biological markers that indicate probable
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Clinic Notes: A Biological Marker for Autism?
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Dr. Gary B.
Posted
Fri 15 Jul 2011 11:36am
One big problem in conducting studies on the causes of autism is reliable diagnosis. There are no biological markers of autism so autism is inferred from the child's behavior. The problem arises then that there such obvious variably from one child with autism to another that a "spectrum" is required to "explain" this variability. So is autism
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Researchers Discover Possible Biological Marker For Depression
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Jeremiah D.
Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:52pm
This article reviews a recent finding that there may be a quick way to biologically assess whether an individual has depression, and (possibly more importantly), whether a particular antidepressant treatment is the "right fit" for that particular individual. Money quote:
"We discovered that in depressed individuals a signaling protein is ...
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Molecular Markers Linked to Deat ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Wed 06 May 2009 12:28pm
Molecular Markers Linked to Death From Prostate Cancer
Cancer patients with bcl-2, p53, high microvessel density had higher risk of cancer death
06 may 2009... on clinical practice for several reasons," write the authors of an accompanying editorial, pointing out that "the hazard ratios are of insufficient magnitude for the markers
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