An international team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues at Sun Yet-sun University Cancer Center and other collaborating institutions, have developed a new diagnostic and prognosis method for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a simple blood sample containing circulating tumor DNA....
Category: <span>Diagnostic</span>
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‘Ideal biomarker’ detects Alzheimer’s disease before the onset of symptoms
Croatia, New Mexico (October, 2017): Absence of a prefrontal activation during sensory gating of simple tones detects the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) before the occurrence of the first symptoms. Sanja Josef Golubic Ph.D., physicists at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, reveals the high potential, absolutely non-invasive biomarker of AD pathology in...
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Scientists develop smart tattoo that detects health changes
This is what the future of medicine could look like — biometric ink that detects changes in the body. Soon your body ink could detect medical emergencies. Color-changing “smart tattoos” that can detect dehydration and blood sugar levels have been developed by researchers at Harvard and MIT. The special ink, called Dermal Abyss, is enhanced with...
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Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia
Jayant Pinto, MD, professor of surgery, with one of the Sniffin’ Sticks used to test a patient’s ability to identify scents for his research on aging. A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were more...
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TSRI Researchers Get a Lead on How to Detect Degenerative Neurological Diseases Sooner
LA JOLLA, CA – September 28, 2017 – Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may have found a way to help doctors diagnose diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s earlier in their progression. A special peptide probe being developed in Jeffery Kelly’s lab at TSRI is showing promise as a tool for detecting the early...
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Findings could lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
A model showing the progress of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of the early diagnosis through the comparison of the lifespan between animals and humans. Korean researchers have identified the cause of olfactory dysfunction in the early stage of Alzheimer’s diseases. It is expected to be used in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and...
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Apathy in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Correlates with Alteration of Left Fronto-Polar Electroencephalographic Connectivity
Abstract Introduction: Quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) brain frequency and network analyses are known to differentiate between disease stages in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and are possible biomarkers. They correlate with cognitive decline. Little is known about changes in brain networks in relation to apathy. Objective/Aims: To analyze changes in brain network connectivities related to apathy. Methods: 40 PD patients (14...
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Scientists May Be On The Way To Developing A Test For CTE
Last week, the family of football player Aaron Hernandez ― who hanged himself in a prison cell in April while serving a life sentence for the murder of a friend ― filed a $20 million lawsuit against the NFL and the New England Patriots. Hernandez’s last days were marked by aggression, memory loss and impulsiveness, but it was only after his...
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New genetic test for predicting cancer recurrence
Researchers have discovered a new genetic test which could help predict cancer recurrence – paving the way for more precise, personalised treatments. Mitochondrial genes can be routinely checked in biopsies of patients diagnosed with many different cancer types, including breast, lung, ovarian or gastric cancers. And they prove more accurate than current methods of predicting a...
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Sound waves enable blood sample analysis in minutes
This illustration shows how the exosomes (represented by pink spheres) are separated from other materials by the application of sound waves A few years ago, a team of MIT scientists developed a novel way to separate blood cells using sound waves. Now the team, in conjunction with scientists from several other institutions, has taken the technology even...