New imaging analysis method revolutionizes the diagnosis of head and neck tumors

01-Nov-2024 - Head and neck cancers are among the ten most common cancers worldwide. Head and neck tumors account for about 3-5% of all cancers, with squamous cell carcinomas being the predominant form. They occur in areas such as the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. An international team of researchers led by ...

Biomarkers indicate health in old age

Researchers can determine the disease vulnerability of older people using a defined set of substances in the blood

22-Aug-2019 - Researchers on ageing from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) collaborate to link basic insights from model organisms to the causes of ageing in humans. They found a combination of biomarkers in the blood which could help estimate the ...

Blood test for tuberculosis

Biomarkers may be able to predict the risk of developing tuberculosis in future

30-Mar-2016 - Together with AIDS, tuberculosis ranks among those infectious diseases with the highest global mortality rate, claiming the lives of between 1.5 and two million people every year. However, not everyone infected with the bacterium develops tuberculosis. In fact, fewer than ten percent of those ...