POSTS TAGGED AS biomarkers

Blood Biomarker for Parkinson’s

Alpha-synuclein is a protein in neural tissue of unknown function, except that its mutations or post translation modifications have [MORE]

Optical Fractionation of Blood

During World War II, Edwin Cohn developed the blood fractionation method that separated serum albumin, saving thousands of lives. Ever [MORE]

New Blood Protein Diagnostics

Aptamers are oligonucleic acids or peptides that bind with specific molecules, and their existence has been known for about [MORE]

Metabolgenomics

Metabolic syndrome-that dangerous mix of hypertension, elevated cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes-is both biologically complex and rising in incidence as [MORE]

A Urine Test for Prostate Cancer

More that 215,000 men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and a significant number [MORE]

Hand-Held Genomics Meter

It doesn’t take much of a leap of faith to imagine a handheld glucose meter-like device used to sense [MORE]

Nutritional Biomarkers

Sooner or later, personalized medicine will encompass the individual’s daily nutritional needs, but that area of investigation probably is [MORE]

Biomarkers in Fingerprints

It is known that residues of nicotine and illegal drugs can be detected in sweaty palms and moist fingers, [MORE]

Nanosensor Tattoos

By designing polymer nanoparticles that contain a capture molecule, a charge neutralizing molecule and a fluorescent dye, researchers at [MORE]

Microarrays for Autoimmune Diagnosis

Researchers at Sweden’s Lund University recently reported on their use of protein microarrays to differentiate systemic lupus erythematosis from [MORE]

Markers of Depression

Psychiatric disorders amply illustrate that “diseases” are intellectual artifacts which don’t exist naturally; the natural phenomenon is the mentally [MORE]

Cancer Markers In Toenail Tissue

Nicotine accumulates in toenail tissue whether or not the toes belong to a smoker or a nonsmoker who had [MORE]

Microfluidics Chip for Cancer Diagnosis

Microfluidic chips that can capture cancer cells circulating in the blood have existed for a few years, but a [MORE]

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s

“Peptoids” is the term Thomas Kodadek of the Scripps Research Institute uses to signify synthesized molecules with random shapes [MORE]

Mother’s Blood Biomarkers for Fetal Genomics

It’s an astonishing discovery-a fetus’s entire genome is present in the mother’s blood.  Small fragments of fetal DNA in [MORE]

Chipping Away at Cancer

Microfluidic chips have been useful in capturing biomarkers and pathogens, but thus far they haven’t been particularly apt at [MORE]

Using Beverages to Track Drinkers’ Locations

A recent article in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, observes that bottled beverages (beer, [MORE]

MicroRNA Diagnostics

Unlike messenger RNAs that encode protein formation, microRNAs bind to mRNA and assist in assembling proteins. Like degraded proteins, [MORE]

Osteoarthritis Biomarkers

In studies of twins at St. Thomas Hospital, London, King’s College researchers identified 163 biomarkers in blood that can indicate [MORE]

Partners for Digital Pathology

Dr. Gerd Binning

Royal Philips Electonics, in the Netherlands, and Munich-based Definiens have signed an agreement to pursue molecular imaging.  [MORE]