Biomarker

Circulating cystatin C, a protein encoded by the CST3 gene, could potentially be used as a biomarker to identify patients with type 2 diabetes at risk for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy.

Adrenal gland volume is greater among adults with type 2 diabetes than without diabetes and might serve as a biomarker of metabolic status, according to study findings.

A collaboration between Mayo Clinic researchers and a team dedicated to researching frontotemporal dementia has identified neurofilament light as a useful biomarker for the disease.

Understanding the “disturbance and breakdown” of cartilage is critical to finding and using biomarkers in osteoarthritis, according to the keynote speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.

Axim Biotechnologies has developed a rapid quantitative tear test to detect an inflammatory biomarker for dry eye disease, according to a press release.

WASHINGTON — A “voice biomarker” may be able to predict which patients have CAD or develop chest pain or ACS, according to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Quanterix Corp. announced it has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation to accelerate the development of a multi-analyte plasma test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

An MRI-derived, noninvasive tissue biomarker improved autoimmune hepatitis management by distinguishing patients in biochemical remission as well as those at risk for relapse, according to a study published in eClinicalMedicine.

As a behavioral neurologist specializing in Alzheimer’s disease, I think retinal imaging biomarkers show great promise in aiding clinical diagnosis and as a marker of disease progression.

Quanterix Corp. has announced a collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co. to advance the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a press release.