Biomarker

The NIH defines a biomarker as "a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a t...

CT scanning of the abdomen

Nuclear Scanning

Radionuclide Scanning

Radionuclide liver scanning

Changes in monocytes are biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Geh...

Identifying Biomarkers in RA by Laser Scanning Cytometry

Is laser scanning cytometry a reliable method in biomarker prevalidation in RA? Arthritis Research & Therapy

Researchers discover blood biomarker for Lou Gehrig's disease, could lead to new treatments

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Geh...

Blood Biomarker Discovered For Lou Gehrig's Disease, Could Lead To New Treatments

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Geh...

Frequency-agile, rapid scanning spectroscopy

Frequency-agile, rapid scanning spectroscopy requires no mechanical motion and provides a scanning rate of 8 kHz per cavity mode at a sensitivity of ∼2 × 10-12 cm-1 Hz-1/2, with a scanning range...

miR-126 and miR-126* repress recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells and inflammatory monocytes to inhibit breast cancer metastasis

Wang and colleagues show that miR-126 and miR-126* suppress metastasis by inhibiting the production of the Sdf-1α cytokine in mouse mammary tumours, resulting in decreased recruitment of mesenchymal...

Blood-circulating monocytes can replace brain resident microglia

The immune system is comprised of multiple cell types each capable of specialized functions to protect the body from invading pathogens and promote tissue repair after injury. One cell type, known as...

Differential Scanning Calorimeters

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. has introduced the DSC-60 Plus Series differential scanning calorimeters, thermal analyzers for materials characterization.Read more about Differential Scanning Ca...

Novelty seeking, incentive salience and acquisition of cocaine self-administration in the rat.

It has been suggested that incentive salience plays a major role in drug abuse and the development of addiction. Additionally, novelty seeking has been identified as a significant risk factor for drug...

Social novelty enhances brain cell proliferation, cell survival and chirp production in an electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus.

For many animals, enriched environments and social interaction promote adult neurogenesis. However, in some cases, the effect is transient, and long-term environmental stimuli have little benefit for...

Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Generates Ly-6Chigh Monocytes That Infiltrate Atherosclerotic Lesions.

Atherosclerotic lesions are believed to grow via the recruitment of bone marrow-derived monocytes. Among the known murine monocyte subsets, Ly-6C(high) monocytes are inflammatory, accumulate in lesion...

Dissociation between neonatal novelty-induced preferential maternal care and enhancement in cognitive, social, and emotional functions.

Early life stimulation is known to produce long-lasting changes in the brain and behavior. One such early stimulation method is the neonatal novelty exposure procedure which allows the isolation of th...

High impulsivity predicting vulnerability to cocaine addiction in rats: some relationship with novelty preference but not novelty reactivity, anxiety or stress.

RATIONALE: Impulsivity is a vulnerability marker for drug addiction in which other behavioural traits such as anxiety and novelty seeking ('sensation seeking') are also widely present. However, inter-...