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Image: The G2565BA microarray scanner system (Photo courtesy of Agilent Technologies).

Deadly Brain Cancer Genes Identified

Gliomas are a type of tumor that starts in the glial cells of the central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord, and glia are the support cells of the nervous system, providing physical support and insulation to neurons. More...
06 Jun 2016
Image: The QX100 droplet digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (ddPCR) system (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad Laboratories).

Blood Test Supports Use of New Stomach Cancer Treatment

By measuring the number of copies of just one gene from cancer DNA circulating in the bloodstream, scientists were able to identify the patients with stomach cancer who were most likely to respond to treatment. More...
06 Jun 2016
Image: A photograph of the microfluidic ratchet device infused with colored water to show the diagonal flow pattern in the separation matrix (Photo courtesy of the University of British Columbia).

Novel Device Developed Could Improve Cancer Detection

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are malignant cells that have escaped from a primary tumor into the bloodstream with the potential to form metastases at anatomically distant sites. More...
02 Jun 2016
Image: A histologic view of an endometrial adenocarcinoma showing many abnormal nuclei (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Deubiquitinating Enzyme A Biomarker for Endometrial Cancer Recurrence

Cancer researchers have found that expression of the deubiquitinating enzyme USP14 (Ubiquitin-specific protease 14) is elevated in endometrial adenocarcinoma and could serve as a biomarker to identify patients at risk for recurrence of the disease. More...
31 May 2016
Image: Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) levels in patients with and without sarcopenia. Risk of heart failure is higher in patients with sarcopenia (Photo courtesy of Dr. Yasuhiro Izumiya).

Simple Sarcopenia Screening Test Found to Predict Heart Failure Severity

Researchers have shown that the simple screening method originally developed to diagnose sarcopenia can be used, instead of CT or MRI, to quickly and easily predict severity of heart failure disease. They also found that the predictive capabilities of the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) lab test for heart function can be further improved if coupled with a patient's sarcopenia test score. More...
31 May 2016
Image: The IncuCyte zoom continuous live-cell imaging and analysis system (Photo courtesy of Essen Biosciences).

Simple Test Predicts Childhood Cancer Relapse

High-risk neuroblastoma, which occurs mostly in children under five, is treated with surgery and chemotherapy, and neuroblastomas currently rated low risk are just removed or left untreated while doctors 'wait and see', but a fraction of low risk tumors recur and ultimately kill. More...
26 May 2016
Image: The QIAamp FFPE DNA tissue kit (Photo courtesy of Qiagen).

Blood Marker Determines Response To Colorectal Cancer Drug

A marker has been identified that shows up in a blood test that determines which patients with colorectal cancer that has metastasized would benefit from receiving the drug cetuximab. More...
26 May 2016
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