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3 days ago

Medicine

Identifying Biomarkers to Guide Prostate Cancer Treatment - News Center

Novel biological markers and clinical-grade transcriptomic profiling can predict which prostate cancer patients will benefit from specific therapies, enabling more precise treatment selection.

Cancer

Novel Longcoding RNA May Serve as Therapeutic Target for Prostate Cancer - News Center

A novel long noncoding RNA may serve as a promising biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer.

3 days ago

Medicine

Identifying Biomarkers to Guide Prostate Cancer Treatment - News Center

Novel Longcoding RNA May Serve as Therapeutic Target for Prostate Cancer - News Center

A novel long noncoding RNA may serve as a promising biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer.

Your Whoop app isn't just for fitness anymore - you can order blood tests through it now

Whoop launched Advanced Labs, letting US users add blood tests to the app that inform daily coaching via Quest Diagnostics and clinician review.

Medicine

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The secrets to longevity of Catalan woman who died at 117: Study me, learn from me'

Biological analyses of multiple bodily samples identified physiological and lifestyle features associated with Maria Branyas Morera's exceptional longevity.

Mental health

What Children's Hair May Reveal About Their Mental Health

Persistent high hair cortisol concentrations in children with chronic illness associate with higher rates of depression and anxiety compared with declining or low cortisol patterns.

#alzheimers

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Medicine

The great revolution against Alzheimer's: It's the first time in human history that we've managed to slow the disease'

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3 weeks ago

Public health

Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis

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Medicine

The great revolution against Alzheimer's: It's the first time in human history that we've managed to slow the disease'

fromwww.bbc.com

3 weeks ago

Public health

Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis

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fromNature

3 weeks ago

Using biobanks to boost research: a how-to guide

Rafaella Rogatto De Faria was nearing the end of her PhD when her adviser proposed a fresh project. The idea was to analyse genetic, imaging and surgical-outcome data, to find biomarkers that could help to identify which people with osteoarthritis would respond best to knee-replacement surgery. De Faria, an athlete and a biomedical engineer at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, knew the profound impact of cartilage and joint injuries on people's lives,

Science

4 weeks ago

Are We Really Aging in Bursts?

Accelerated biological changes appear around ages 44 and 60, but limited sample size and methods make those burst claims uncertain; healthy habits remain more important.

Medicine

fromHarvard Gazette

1 month ago

What makes us sleepy during the day? - Harvard Gazette

Metabolite by-products of steroid hormones are linked to excessive daytime sleepiness, implicating biological, nutritional, lifestyle, and environmental influences beyond insufficient sleep.

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Ovarian cancer blood test can detect disease early, study suggests

A blood test using lipid and protein biomarkers with machine learning detects ovarian cancer earlier and more accurately than current diagnostic methods.

Health

1 month ago

New Wireless Sweat Patch May Improve Cystic Fibrosis Treatment - News Center

A new wearable device accurately measures biomarkers in sweat to enhance clinical decision-making for cystic fibrosis.

fromNational Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

fromNature

2 months ago

Microbiota-driven antitumour immunity mediated by dendritic cell migration - Nature

Immune checkpoint blockade therapies significantly improve cancer survival but have low complete response rates, necessitating new biomarkers and strategies.

fromBusiness Insider

2 months ago

I thought I had great cholesterol, but a trendy new blood test said the opposite - sending me down a mind-boggling rabbit hole

Function Health offers a $500 annual service that provides comprehensive blood and urine testing, measuring over 90 different health biomarkers not typically analyzed by regular doctors.

Health

#schizophrenia

Public health

Accelerating Medicines Partnership Schizophrenia

fromNational Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Mental health

Do Biological Subtypes of Schizophrenia Exist?

Public health

Accelerating Medicines Partnership Schizophrenia

Mental health

Do Biological Subtypes of Schizophrenia Exist?

What the length of your fingers says about you, according to science

The length of fingers may indicate athletic potential, particularly in endurance events like marathons.

Exercise

fromHarvard Gazette

We know exercise is good for you. Why? He's working on it. - Harvard Gazette

Exercise is linked to health benefits, but the molecular mechanisms are still being researched.

fromwww.marinij.com

Markers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eating

The research led by Erikka Loftfield discovered biological markers in blood and urine that can indicate how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods, offering new insights into the food-health relationship.

SF food

fromCancer

New breast cancer tissue biomarker

Stromal disruption in breast tissue may signal increased breast cancer risk and poorer survival rates.

Machine learning identifies changes in breast tissue architecture associated with aggression in cancer.

Health

New Biomarkers Needed to Evaluate Heart Failure Risk Post-Pregnancy - News Center

Traditional heart failure biomarkers may not effectively assess postpartum heart failure risk for women with pregnancy complications.

Health

fromScienceDaily

Lack of sleep can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

Sleep deprivation raises the risk of cardiovascular disease through molecular mechanisms, highlighting the importance of sufficient sleep for heart health.

philosophy

fromThe Conversation