biomarkers

• “The new platform uses six protein biomarkers instead of four, increasing the specificity of the test from 95 to 99.4 percent.”

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• “Generally, these wildlife biomonitoring studies or biosurveys involve regularly scheduled measurements of contaminants or biological changes (through the use of what are sometimes referred to as biomarkers) in individual organisms or in populations and communities.”

  Biomonitoring in wildlife

• “Much of the buzz this year centred on 'biomarkers' - things in the body that can be measured and that tell us something specific about a person's cancer, and how it changes in response to treatment.”

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• “Improvement in biomarkers of bone formation during infliximab therapy in pediatric Crohn’s disease: results of the REACH study.”

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• “Bringing together pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, scientists and private funders, Ms. Safra's lead gift will help form a public-private partnership to fund the five-year $40 million Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, which will use neuro-imaging, testing of biologic samples and behavioral assessments of 600 participants to identify so-called biomarkers of Parkinson's disease.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Widow Gives $2.5 Million for Parkinson's Research

• “Now, researchers are close to identifying so-called biomarkers that may soon make it possible to pinpoint brain injuries with a simple blood test.”

  The Wall Street Journal: New Test for Brain Injury on Horizon

• “They found that JWST would be able to detect certain gases called biomarkers, such as ozone and methane, only for the closest Earth-size worlds.”

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• “The potential expansion of Herceptin continues the trend of looking for so-called biomarkers in cancer types to determine if drugs will work, as well as developing drugs for specific cancer subtypes.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Herceptin Slows Some Stomach Cancer

• “For example, biological markers — also called biomarkers — are valued in disclosing, understanding, preventing and managing diseases in humans, domesticated organisms and in wildlife.”

  Environmental indicators

• “It is why new imaging agents for PET scans, spinal fluid tests and so-called biomarkers that predict Alzheimer's are becoming so important to researchers and drug companies.”

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