Recent work in colorectal cancer supports a role for ctDNA methylation patterns as a tumour-specific marker

by OncoDNA

4 years ago
diagnosis, investigate, marker, colorectal cancer

Circulating tumor DNA methylation profiles enable early diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and screening for colorectal cancer.

The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) and the UAB create the Joint Research Unit in Genomic Medicine UAB – IR Sant Pau

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

4 years ago
Genomic Medicine, diagnosis, pathophysiology, gene therapy

The Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have created the Joint Research Unit in Genomic Medicine UAB – IR Sant Pau with the aim ...

Rare Disease Day: a new EU platform to support better diagnosis and treatment

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

5 years ago
Rare Disease Day, EU platform, diagnosis, treatment

Today, marking Rare Disease Day, the European Commission is launching a new online knowledge-sharing platform to support better diagnosis and treatment for more than 30 million Europeans living with a...

With Increased Efforts, Eliminating Viral Hepatitis is Feasible

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

5 years ago
viral hepatitis, Health System, diagnosis, vaccination

ISGlobal researcher Jeffrey V Lazarus participated in a Lancet GastroHep Commission that identifies key interventions required to accelerate progress toward the 2030 targets

Double factor preimplantation genetic testing now possible through massive sequencing techniques

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

5 years ago
diagnosis, embryonic cells, Preimplantation of genomic, hybridization, TSO platform

The new massive sequencing platform permits scientists to identify alterations in the structure or number of chromosomes of the embryonic cells related to over 4,800 genes. The results of the experime...

Prevention and diagnosis as a first step in anti-aging therapies

by Life Length

6 years ago
aging, antiaging, diagnosis, lifespan, prevention, telomeres

The moment when an individual visits their doctor´s clinic for a consultation can be considered as one of most important first steps in the process of designing a preventive medicine plan. While trad...

Clinical use of telomere length measurement

by Life Length

7 years ago
telomeres, diagnosis, diseases

Measuring telomeres can contribute to early diagnosis of some diseases well before they are detected by more traditional lab tests or when the disease begins to manifest itself and treatment is diffic...

A protein in blood could facilitate HIV diagnosis and treatment follow-up in low-income countries

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

7 years ago
HIV, blood test, diagnosis, IP-10 protein

A simple blood test to determine levels of the IP-10 protein in blood could represent a key tool in the diagnosis of recently infected HIV individuals that have not yet developed virus-specific antibo...

Eight Crohn's disease biomarkers discovered that could avoid invasive diagnostic testing

by Vall d’Hebron

7 years ago
biomarkers, diagnosis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis

A study, led by Dr. Chaysavanh Manichanh, responsible for research of Intestinal Microbiota of the Group of Physiology and Digestive Physiopathology of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) has ...

Probitas and VHIR sign two cooperation agreements in the field of International Health

by Vall d’Hebron

7 years ago
VHIR, Probitas Foundation, infectious diseases, diagnosis

The agreement will allow Probitas Foundation, which develops its projects in the most vulnerable areas of the world, and the research group in Microbiology of VHIR to work together to improve access o...

A new strategy to improve genetic diagnosis for families with hereditary cancer

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
diagnosis, cancer, genetic predisposition

The multidisciplinary team of the Joint Program of Cancer of the Catalan Institute of Oncology-Bellvitge biomedical research institute and the Germans Trias i Pujol Institute has taken a step forward ...

Diagnosis through the retina can predict the evolution of patients with Multiple Sclerosis

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

8 years ago
Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosis, retina, optical coherence tomography

A study led by IDIBAPS researchers has shown the usefulness of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a diagnostic imaging technique widely used in ophthalmology, for monitoring patients with multiple sc...