biomarkers

Mass General Brigham researchers used long-term data and a blood test for the biomarker pTau217 to identify the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively healthy adults. A team of investigators at Mass General Brigham reports that a blood test measuring plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217), a biomarker linked to Alzheimer’s disease, can forecast changes [...]

A new fiber probe developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin delivers two major innovations in health monitoring to help both patients around the world and the clinicians who care for them.

Scientific Data, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07287-z An EEG-EMG-kinematics dataset from wrist pointing tasks for biomarker research in neurorehabilitation

BackgroundMicroRNA-7-5p (miR-7-5p) may play a neuroprotective role in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP), as it has been found to regulate α-synuclein (α-syn) and the NLRP3 inflammasome in animal models of Parkinson’s disease (PD).ObjectiveThe study aimed to investigate the use of miR-7-5p as a potential biomarker for disease progression in PwP by correlating it with time, clinical measures, a…

Whoop has announced a new biomarker panel specifically for women that broadens the scope of its Advanced Labs blood test analysis, as well as an updated suite of dynamic cycle insights. Launching in the US in April, the new ‘Women’s Health Specialized Blood Biomarker Panel’ adds 11 clinically-backed biomarkers to the existing baseline testing suite. [...] The post Whoop targets women’s health wit…

Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have identified biological markers that appear at the very beginning of Parkinson’s disease, before extensive damage occurs in the brain. These early changes leave measurable traces in the blood, but only during a limited timeframe. The findings reveal a brief but important opportunity for both early diagnosis [...]

Researchers in China have found a potential new biomarker of Parkinson's disease hiding in human...

Biological markers may help predict which patients will benefit most from specific therapies to treat prostate cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cell. The post Identifying Biomarkers to Guide Prostate Cancer Treatment appeared first on News Center .

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision care strategies for infants born prematurely, according to a recent study. The post Umbilical Cord Blood Biomarkers May Improve Preterm Infant Care appeared first on News Center .

Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) presents a complex challenge in respiratory medicine, characterized by insidious onset and relentless progression. This comprehensive analysis delves into predictive biomarkers across diverse domains to enhance early detection, precise patient stratification, and personalized therapeutic interventio…

Many biopsies may soon be avoidable with the advent of an accurate biosensor for prostate cancer that detects biomarkers in the blood. The post When diagnosing prostate cancer, two biomarkers are better than one appeared first on Advanced Science News .

It is difficult to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, because no methods are available to identify preclinical biomarkers. The importance of protein misfolding into oligomeric and fibrillar aggregates in the onset and evolution of NDDs highlights the demand for structural biomarker-based diagnostics. Researchers created an immunoassay-…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Findings from the largest biomarker study of people with Kennedy’s Disease, published in the journal Neurology, found a predictive biomarker to help in differential diagnosis The post Kennedy’s Disease: focus on muscle damage reveals key biomarker appeared first on MND Research Blog .

Reading Time: 3 minutes Saturday afternoon saw the 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND expand from two to three sessions running in parallel. Times have changed from the early years of The post Neurofilaments show promise as biomarker candidates for MND appeared first on MND Research Blog .