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Image: Histopathology of two clusters of precancerous cells (lower half of image), which arose in pancreatic cells expressing the pancreas/duodenum homeobox protein 1 and the cancer gene KRAS (Photo courtesy of Sharon Friedlander).

Genomic Analyses Identifies Molecular Subtypes of Pancreatic Cancer

Most patients with pancreatic cancer only live a few months after diagnosis and the disease is set to become the second most common cancer in westernized countries in the next 10 years.  More...
07 Mar 2016
Image: Dot blots showing the expressions of total glycogen synthase kinase-3β (tGSK-3β) and p-GSK-3β (ser9) in the platelets; the differences of platelet GSK-3β activity between T2DM-nMCI group and T2DM-MCI group (Photo courtesy of Tongji Medical College).

Biomarkers Help Diagnose Mild Cognitive Impairment in Diabetics

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of senile dementia, and the prevalence is increasing with population aging and even when the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is made, it is generally too late to be curable.  More...
02 Mar 2016
Image: Legionella sp. colonies growing on an agar plate and illuminated using ultraviolet light to increase contrast (Photo courtesy of CDC/James Gathany).

New Protocol Rapidly Detects Three Legionella Species

An innovative protocol has been developed for the detection of the three most prevalent Legionella species, enabling the source of the infection to be located in just eight hours.  More...
01 Mar 2016
Image: A blood test for DNA methylation levels of the gene encoding zinc finger protein 154 (ZNF154) can diagnose common cancers (Photo courtesy of US National Institutes of Health).

Blood Test Developed to Detect Five Early-Stage Cancers

A blood test to diagnose common types of cancer is in development after it was found that five forms of the disease share a telltale chemical signature.  More...
28 Feb 2016
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Blood Test Detects All Known Inherited Heart Conditions Genes

A rapid, simple blood test has been developed that accurately can detect all known genes associated with inherited heart conditions which are characterized by marked genetic and allelic heterogeneity and require extensive sequencing for genetic characterization.   More...
28 Feb 2016
Image: Histopathology of metastatic carcinoma in liver tissue from a patient with colorectal cancer (Photo courtesy of Nikon).

Tumor Biopsies with Blood Monitoring Show Lesion-Specific Response

Metastatic tumors driven by drug-targetable genetic mutations become resistant to a targeted therapy drug and the usual practice is to biopsy a single metastatic lesion to test for new mutations that can guide the selection of next-line therapies.   More...
24 Feb 2016
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Molecular Type 2 Diabetes Biomarker Identified

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for a wide range of vascular diseases, including ischemic stroke as well as heart attacks, neuropathy and blindness.    More...
23 Feb 2016
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