Ability of biomarkers to predict risk of heart disease, stroke appears limited
...r usefulness or to evaluate the testing of several markers at once. The current study was designed specifically to look at the ability of a multimarker testing approach to evaluate cardiovascular risk in a group of apparently healthy individuals. Participants were members of the Framingham Offspring Stud...High level of cardiac biomarker may help predict risk of CVD events in patients with heart disease
...acute coronary syndrome, and may also be important markers of long-term prognosis, according to background information in the article. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues assessed the association of plasma NT pro-BNP levels with subsequent ca...FSU study: Can prunes reverse bone loss after menopause?
...arch into the effects of specific nutrients on key markers of postmenopausal health. In addition to Arjmandi's study, FSU Professor Jasminka Ilich is leading the largest, longest study to-date on the efficacy of calcium through dairy products, supplements or both for weight reduction and bone preservation ...Psychosocial factors associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers
...y be associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers measured in the blood, which in turn are related t...d for IL-6, C-reactive protein and fibrinogen, all markers for inflammation. The researchers found graded associations between all three psychosocial factors ...Risk for stroke, death not higher for sickle cell children with early complications
...ts of investigators have looked at many laboratory markers with mixed results. What we did was to look at very simple, clinical manifestations of the disease that are easily seen by parents and by doctors and that didn't require any special laboratory or equipment to make this sort of prediction." Also in...NHLBI awards 12 Women's Health Initiative contracts
...l investigate the impact of genetic and biological markers on common diseases affecting postmenopausal women....iations between physical activity and inflammatory markers and whether these associations vary by a person's weight. They will also look at joint associations ...Diabetes risk factors develop earlier in women than men
...k factors for diabetes found in the blood, such as markers of endothelial dysfunction, chronic sub-acute infl...wn diabetes (over 125 mg/deciliter of blood). The markers werent associated with progression from normal to pre-diabetic status in men. Results of the study...Plant-derived omega-3s may aid in bone health
...s study. Blood tests screened for two biological markers of bone health, one that indicates bone formation and one that indicates bone resorption or breakdown. Throughout life, two different types of cells osteoblasts and osteoclasts constantly build and break down bone. In this process they produce c...News briefs from the journal Chest, March 2007
... New research shows sleep disruptions as potential markers of prothrombotic cardiovascular risks. In a study from the University of California San Diego, researchers performed full-night polysomnography in 135 unmedicated patients, who had no history of sleep disorders. Three different types of antigens, mor...Many Americans at high risk of vision loss do not have access to eye care
...cular degeneration may have higher blood levels of markers related to inflammation before they begin showing ...cal School, Boston, and colleagues, measured three markers of inflammation-high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and f...Use of oral fluids to diagnose and treat disease
... difficult to detect meaningful amounts of disease markers in oral fluids, because they are not always found in the same abundance as in blood. Proteomics is a relatively new method of studying the amounts and types of protein in cells and body fluids on a much smaller scale than was previously possible. The...Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms
...showed that the cells retained their usual surface markers and that they were still functional after the labeling process. The labeled cells were shown to migrate to and incorporate into blood vessels forming around tumors in mice. The researchers believe the cells could soon be used in clinical settings....Healthy schools project gets an 'A'
...any sixth-grade students in Ann Arbor already show markers of risk for cardiovascular events. Project Healthy Schools is a portable program that can positively affect the cardiovascular risk factor profile of these students," concludes Lin. Teaching healthy habits Project Healthy Schools is a 12-week p...Sex and prenatal hormone exposure affect cognitive performance, Yerkes scientists find
... (spatial information) and the presence of colored markers (landmarks) on baited goal boxes so they could assess the monkeys memory and use of spatial arrangement and markers. "When both spatial and marker cues were available, performance did not differ by sex or prenatal treatment," said Herman. "When sa...Biofeedback on abnormal mechanics lowers risk for stress fractures, pain under kneecap
...ed a monitor that compared their gait, measured by markers on their legs, to a normal angular curve. By keeping their knees apart, not letting them collapse inward, they soon were able to make the two images merge. Before retraining, the group had classified their kneecap pain from five to seven on a ten...LAP-BAND System surgery improves insulin resistance
...n resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months post-surgery has found significant impr...omposition, insulin resistance, and metabolic risk markers six months after LAGB. Methodology Volunteers were recruited from a physician practice performi...Jefferson pharmacologist says biomarker discovery bodes well for better cancer diagnostics
...sed on miRNAs." MiRNAs cans serve as prognostic markers as well. "They apparently distinguish normal pancreas tissue from inflamed tissue from cancer, and this paper shows miRNAs correlate with who will do well and who wont," Dr. Waldman explains. "Presumably, it follows that miRNAs could be predictive ma...Does amateur boxing cause brain damage?
...rmine if there were elevated levels of biochemical markers for brain injury in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ... study found high CSF levels of neuronal and glial markers suggestive of brain damage after a fight. A particular marker for neuronal damage, neurofilament li...No evidence older women generate new eggs
...s after birth. The USF researchers searched for markers of stem cells or of meiotic cell division in ovarian cells biopsied from 12 women between the ages of 28 and 53. "Despite using the most sensitive methods available, we found no evidence of any egg stem cells in human ovaries, demonstrating that D...Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
...s has a positive effect on physical and biological markers of Alzheimers, such as brain atrophy and proteins in blood and spinal fluid....