Search Tag: biomarkers
2024 24 Sep
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 4-repeat tauopathies (4RTs) represent two distinct types of neurodegenerative diseases characterised by abnormal tau protein aggregation. While advances in biomarker research have revolutionised AD diagnosis, there remains a significant challenge in accurately diagnosing 4RTs, such as progressive supranuclear palsy...Read more
2024 17 Jul
Critical care has traditionally focused on clinical practice and research around syndromes such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute kidney injury (AKI), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, these syndromes, while familiar to clinicians, are inherently diverse and encompass various pathophysiological processes that...Read more
2020 15 Apr
In healthy women, breast density typically decreases as they increase in age. By contrast, as new research from Sweden has found, women with breast cancer showed an increased density over time, which was particularly notable in women over 55 years of age. You might also like: Dense Breasts: Supplemental Screening Trends In a case-control...Read more
2018 14 Nov
A new study has validated potential biomarkers for a sepsis-triage model to distinguish sepsis patients requiring care in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from sepsis identified in the paediatric emergency department (PED) that does not require ICU admission. The study, led by Beata Mickiewicz and colleagues from the University of Calgary...Read more
2016 30 Nov
Cardiac biomarkers, including natriuretic peptides and troponins, have become widely used in the treatment of heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. As we learn more about the function of these markers, their use has begun to expand. We can now track and utilise natriuretic peptides throughout hospital admission to monitor progress of heart failure...Read more