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New biomarker could be used to determine resistance of ovarian cancer to platinum chemotherapy
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common lethal gynaecological cancer. Ovarian cancer is usually treated with platinum-based chemotherapy; however,…
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Researchers identify structure of agent that causes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Alzheimer’s disease – also called dementia – where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and death of…
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Researchers are developing first prognostic, therapeutic epigenetic biomarker for pancreatic cancer patients
By 2030, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most lethal form of pancreatic cancer, is projected to become the second leading…
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Which biomarkers can help predict adverse outcomes in COVID-19?
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was declared a pandemic…
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New Approach to Heart Failure Targets Myocardial Fibrosis
A drug with a completely novel mechanism of action – targeting myocardial fibrosis – has shown some promising results in…
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FDA approves Rybrevant for treating subset of non-small cell lung cancer
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) as the first treatment for adult patients with non-small cell…
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MIS-C: Where Patients First Seek Care May Not Affect Outcomes
Length of hospital stay and the need for intensive care for pediatric COVID-19 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children…
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Immunotherapy Takes First Major Step Into Earlier NSCLC
Immunotherapy has already had a huge impact on treatment of patients with later stages of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC):…
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Blood Biomarker a ‘Promising Predictor’ of Psychosis Relapse
Copeptin, a small peptide secreted with the hormone vasopressin, appears to be one of the first promising biomarkers for predicting…
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Study provides new insight on how HER2-low tumors may evolve in breast cancer patients
The finding that breast tumors can evolve to express low HER2 potentially widens the number of patients who can benefit…
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Motor Abnormalities a Harbinger of Serious Mental Illness?
Motor problems in children may be a harbinger of serious mental illness, new research suggests. Investigators found that motor abnormalities…
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Researchers develop novel algorithm for the diagnostics of dementia
Apr 30 2021 Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu in collaboration with an international…
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High throughput screening for COVID-19 with the VOYAGER pipette
Apr 29 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down research in many scientific areas, but for the Jain Lab in…
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Study reveals a hidden role of circulating microRNA as a driver of SARS-CoV-2 infection
In a methodological tour-de-force study, a large group of researchers from the USA and the United Kingdom analyzed patient transcriptomic…
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A New Biomarker of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Plasma levels of von Willebrand factor may be a useful biomarker of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its severity, new…
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Study finds no evidence to support link between ABO blood group and COVID-19 risk
Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health in the United States say there is no evidence to support…
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Heart Rate Variability a Biomarker of Bipolar Disorder Severity?
Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with severity in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), in terms of both individual…
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Evobrutinib May Help Reduce MS Nerve Damage
Oral evobrutinib, an investigational highly selective Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor, may have a beneficial effect on reducing nerve damage in…
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New Test Could Help Primary Care Docs Chart Kidney Disease
A novel test that estimates the risk of a patient with type 2 diabetes developing end-stage kidney disease significantly outperformed…
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First AI Device for Colonoscopy: Extra Set of Expert ‘Eyes’
The first artificial intelligence (AI) endoscopy module developed specifically to help detect adenomas during routine colonoscopy is making its debut…
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