President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
In a recent report, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology advocate using biomarkers to streamline clinical trials and reduce t...
HPV Biomarkers Predict Patient Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma can be caused by a number of factors including the human papilloma virus (HPV). New research out of Brown Univer...
A Biomarker for Patient Stratification in a Clinically Depressed Population
Clinical depression can be a difficult disease to treat since there is no perfect way to select which antidepressant will be best for the patient. Oft...
Biomarkers of Kidney Disease
Two articles made the headlines this week that focused on biomarkers of kidney disease. The first was the announcement of a $1M grant awarded to an Au...
Blood test for Alzheimer’s on the Horizon
Leading researchers are a step closer to developing a blood test for Alzheimer's using a targeted proteomics approach enabled by Myriad RBM's Discover...
Cancer Biomarker Helps Predict Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment Outcome
The use of biomarkers as prognostic and predictive indicators of treatment efficacy is an important application for clinical research. A new study of...
Blood-based Biomarker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Discovered
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Tufts School of Medicine have identified an inflammatory response that is associated with ALS. Using a m...