Scientists create dual-modality microbeads to improve identification of disease biomarkers
...ials science & engineering, and hematology and oncology at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. "Some of the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease have very low concentrations in the blood so you need highly sensitive techniques that can find a specific molecule to diagnose this dise...Genes and biomarkers that allow doctors to choose the right therapy for the right patient
...ill provide important insights into how to predict oncology drug response and much needed genomic intelligence to support commercial drug development. ...Brown cancer biologists identify major player in cell growth
...and Biochemistry at Brown and director of clinical oncology research for Lifespan, Rhode Island's largest health care system. "This discovery not only adds to our basic understanding of cell division, it could lead to better cancer drugs. And they're needed. Cancer touches everyone." During the cell cycle,...Loss of stem cells correlates with premature aging in animal study
...eve these findings may be helpful to the aging and oncology fields since premature aging syndromes and many cancers involve the loss of DNA repair genes.” When the researchers deleted ATR in the tissues of adult mice, they noticed that the mice showed signs of premature aging, such as hair graying, hair lo......aitra, M.B.B.S., associate professor of pathology, oncology and genetic medicine. Mendell and his team are looking for missing miR-34a in other cancers. If it's a widespread phenomenon, the work could lead to treatments that aim to restore the missing microRNA to cancer cells. ...