Biomarkers

News • Biosensor

Wireless, handheld device to detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers

A team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly.

News • Predictive psychiatry

Brain imaging finds biomarkers of mental illness

In a new study, researchers use a very large dataset to identify predictive brain imaging-based biomarkers of mental illness in adolescents.

News • AI-based imaging and reporting solutions for MRI

Philips partners with imaging biomarker specialist Quibim

Philips and Quibim have signed a multi-year agreement to work on an integrated solution including an AI-based software to automate real-time prostate gland segmentation in MR images.

News • Detecting dopamine deficiency in the brain

A new biomarker to identify Parkinson's and related diseases

Could a single biomarker detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? According to a Swedish research group, such a marker may have just been found.

News • Biomarker-based predictions

AI drives precision oncology for colorectal cancer

For the first time, researchers show that AI-based predictions can deliver comparable results to clinical tests on biopsies of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

News • Microfluidics and electrochemical transduction

Paper-based device for rapid diagnosis of lung diseases

A new device that combines microfluidics on paper, electrochemical transduction and immunoassays on magnetic nanoparticles is useful for easy and rapid diagnosis of lung diseases.

News • Presented at AAIC

New guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's

The International Alzheimer's Congress (AAIC) in Amsterdam saw the presentation of new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease - with blood biomarkers taking a central role.

News • Beyond polygenic risk scores

Adding blood biomarkers to genomics to better predict common disease risk

New research suggests that combining blood biomarkers with genomic information more accurately, cost-effectively predicts the risk of developing diseases.

News • Chronic myeloid leukaemia

CML therapy response predicted by AI "crystal ball"

AI could find critical biomarkers that predict non-response to conventional treatment in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) more quickly, researchers in Singapore find.

News • Circulating biomarkers

Blood tests shows brain impact of neurosurgery

Damage to the brains of patients operated on for brain tumors may be assessed by measuring biomarkers in the blood pre- and postoperatively, a new study from the University of Gothenburg shows.

News • Parkinson disease detection

Low-cost sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease in biological samples

Researchers at the University of Campinas and the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil have developed an electrochemical sensor that detects Parkinson's disease at different stages.

News • Oncology & Cancer

Research uncovers alternate mechanism for producing key protein in metastatic prostate cancer

Like the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physicians much about a patient's metastatic prostate cancer.

News • Promising biomarker found

Who will develop long Covid? It's in the blood

New research has found molecular signature differences in the blood of patients who fully recover from Covid-19 and those who develop long Covid.

News • Neurodegeneration assessment

New blood test differentiates Alzheimer’s disease from other dementias

A new blood test that can track and follow the neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease - and exclude other dementias.

News • Ergothioneine levels

Blood biomarker to predict cognitive impairment and dementia

Identification of elderly persons at risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia could be made possible by examining ergothioneine levels in the blood, researchers from Singapore find.

Article • Detecting several different diseases

Multiplex diagnostics: next-generation techniques for new challenges

With the rise of syndrome-style infections, co-infections and the current antimicrobial resistance challenges, the need for multiplexed diagnostics is now more important than ever.

News • Biomarker research

Alzheimer's: blood test detects beta-amyloid

Researchers from Japan have developed a method to detect build-up of amyloid β in the brain, a characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease, from biomarkers in blood samples.

News • Lung adenocarcinoma

Therapeutic target against common lung cancer identified

A new study led by researchers in Barcelona has determined the protein TIMP-1 as a valuable biomarker for the progression of lung adenocarcinoma. The results open the door to new treatments.

News • Early dementia detection

Protein sensor detects Alzheimer's up to 17 years in advance

A sensor identifies misfolded protein biomarkers in the blood. This offers a chance to detect Alzheimer's disease before any symptoms occur. Researchers intend to bring it to market maturity.

News • Determining aggressiveness

New discovery improves prostate cancer prognosis

Researchers in Sweden have now discovered a faster and easier way to determine who has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and who has not.

News • As good as gold

Raman spectroscopy: a wearable chemical sensor

Researchers created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis.

News • Vortex fluidic device

Next step in rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases

The speedy, high-tech method of inexpensive, accurate and high-throughput protein biomarker assay testing is being touted as a much-needed development in point-of-care (PoC) testing.

News • Oncology

A new biomarker for personalized breast cancer therapy

"Crown-like structures" surrounding breast tumors in overweight and obese patients could hinder their response to therapy. The findings of this study could potentially be used to improve personalized treatment for patients.

Article • Detection and diagnosis of cancer

The ‘smart’ future of cytology

A combination of digital pathology and quantitative biomarker analysis in the emerging concept of ‘smart’ cytology has a potential role in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

News • mhealth

Smartphone-powered microchip for at-home diagnostic testing

Researchers developed a new microfluidic chip with broad applications for detecting viruses, pathogens, bacteria and other biomarkers in liquid samples.

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