Brain waves show who’ll respond to Zoloft

A new way of looking at brain activity could help pick the right depression treatment. It can tell if patients will respond to the antidepressant Zoloft.

Tracie White-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 24, 2020 ~9 min

Better classify breast cancer with 34 more biomarkers

A new imaging approach adds nuance to the four categories of breast cancer and could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment.

U. Zurich • futurity
Jan. 28, 2020 ~3 min


MRI and ‘radiomics’ predict the chance breast cancer will return

Pairing MRI scans and an emerging field called radiomics could predict the chances a woman's breast cancer will make a comeback in the next 10 years.

Lauren Hertzler-Penn • futurity
Dec. 31, 2019 ~5 min

Can blood markers show when healthy cells turn into cancer?

Researchers are working to find ways to predict when a cancer will start. It would offer a way to guide decisions about treatment.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Dec. 30, 2019 ~6 min

Proteins in the blood can show how old you are

Protein levels in a drop of blood can accurately predict someone's age, researchers say. The discovery sheds new light on how we age differently.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 6, 2019 ~7 min

After exercise, signs in the blood may signal heart attack chances

Certain cells in the blood after exercise could signal which patients with coronary artery disease are most at risk for heart attack and other problems.

Quinn Eastmann-Emory • futurity
Dec. 5, 2019 ~3 min

Blood test could detect melanoma of the eye

A simple blood test could offer a way to monitor very early signs of melanoma of the eye, researchers say.

U. Queensland • futurity
Nov. 15, 2019 ~3 min

Biomarker may clear up how depression saps motivation

A new study in mice pinpoints a biomarker for the lack of motivation that can come with depression.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
Oct. 29, 2019 ~6 min


Portable breath analyzer spots lung disease faster than docs

The new device is about the size of a shoebox and can detect acute respiratory distress syndrome with 90% accuracy in much less time than current methods.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 1, 2019 ~5 min

These immune cells are likely key to multiple sclerosis

Scientists have identified a population of cells that plays a key role in multiple sclerosis. This could lead to better monitoring and treatment of the disease.

Beat Müller-U. Zurich • futurity
July 23, 2019 ~3 min

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