Evidence Supporting another Amyloid Biomarker of Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center have identified the protein amylin as another possible biomarker of AD. Amylin is a protein tha...
Metabolic Biomarker Associated with Migraine Severity
Migraines, severe headaches that last for greater than four hours, are often characterized by specific symptoms such as nausea, sensitivity to light a...
Blood-Based Biomarkers Included in Scientific American Timeline of Schizophrenia Research
Less than two hundred years ago schizophrenia emerged from a tangle of mental disorders known simply as madness. Today its diagnosis remains shrouded...
Levels of an Inflammatory Marker Linked to Depression
There is mounting evidence that systemic inflammation is involved in depression and now a recent article in JAMA Psychiatry supports this hypothesis....
More Research Supporting Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications, uncovers the role of alpha-synuclein in the non-familial form of Parkinson's. Extra copies...
A Biomarker for Patient Stratification in a Clinically Depressed Population
Clinical depression can be a difficult disease to treat since there is no perfect way to select which antidepressant will be best for the patient. Oft...
Blood-based Biomarker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Discovered
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Tufts School of Medicine have identified an inflammatory response that is associated with ALS. Using a m...