The therapy used molecules called antisense oligonucleotides, or ASOs, that can alter the expression of genes through interactions with RNA, which creates proteins. ASOs are currently given to babies ...

The companies are developing a rapid, at-home colorectal cancer test that uses interstitial fluid as a sample type.

Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Seoul St. Mary's ...

Discover the critical indicators medical professionals use to detect kidney damage early, from blood tests and urine analysis ...

Skin contact with a body fluid is not enough. It needs to enter the bloodstream ... In such cases, doctors will often take the opportunity to perform an HIV test and counsel the individual on how to ...

The length of time this chemical stays in the body or continues to show in a drug test depends on many factors, including a person’s body composition, cannabis use, and the test’s sensitivity.

Earwax can contain valuable indicators to a person's health. Now scientists are analysing its chemistry in the hope of ...

The research team focused on the differences in the composition of metabolites—byproducts of chemical processes occurring within the body—present in this fluid. By analyzing these metabolic ...

We analyzed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from two cohorts comprising PD cases ... Diagnosis is primarily based on clinical, symptomatic evaluation, including patient history, physical examination, and ...

A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson's disease in body fluids. Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually diagnosed in ...

this misfolding of αSyn in body-fluids is a viable biomarker for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted using cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients at the Parkinson ...