Biomarkers have become essential in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, so it’s no surprise there is a race underway to uncover more of them. Cancer biomarkers—which include inherited or acquired ...

When Ginny Mason was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 1994, she never once heard the word “biomarker.” “Back then, all you got was ER and PR [the estrogen receptor and progesterone ...

Imagine this: someone you love has just heard the words “you have cancer.” They are meeting with their oncologist – perhaps even me, or one of my colleagues – and come to understand that there is ...

Targeted next-generation sequencing has become a mainstay in cancer diagnosis. Understanding how these methods work can help find the most suitable system for each application. A tumour biopsy marks ...

Chang He received funding from the AXA Research Fund. From pesticides in our food to hormone disruptors in our kitchen pans, modern life is saturated with chemicals, exposing us to unknown long-term ...

Interest in biomarkers has exploded in recent years, driven by improvements in data collection and analysis, burgeoning interest in personalized medicine, and efforts to increase the success rate for ...

A Rice University laboratory has developed a continuously tunable method to find and quantify DNA and RNA biomarkers. Rice bioengineer David Zhang and his colleagues have developed a unique way to ...

Researchers have identified two biomarkers that can reveal how sensitive an individual is to pain, and may offer new approaches for treating pain. Reporting in JAMA Neurology, scientists found that ...

LMU researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Jungmann’s team has now presented a technique in the ...

Young lung cancer patients have a higher incidence of targetable biomarkers, necessitating comprehensive testing for ALK fusions and EGFR mutations. Repeat biomarker testing is essential when ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto say the potential biomarker could also help identify the most beneficial medications. Plus: There might soon be medications to help lower levels of ...