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Scientists found a molecular clue in their search for ways to wipe out one of the most devastating tropical diseases on earth. Known as river blindness, Onchocerciasis is a leading cause of vision loss, especially in the developing world. Yet the disease leaves behind a biomarker in the urine of patients that could easily identify those in need of treatment.

Scientists have tied the activity of a life-supporting protein for cells to poor outcomes in patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, according to ScienceDaily. And their findings could aid clinicians in diagnosing patients while exposing a target for new therapies.

The U.S. Supreme Court is going to take up a case that could have a major impact on the patentability of genes used in diagnostics.

Seaside Therapeutics wants to home in on which autism patients are likely to respond to its lead drug, STX-209 (arbaclofen). The Cambridge, MA-based biotech won a $2 million award with funds from Autism Speaks, a major research funder and advocate for awareness of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

A genetic finding has triggered research that could lead to a new weapon against Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder in dire need of new therapies. And the discovery has come from a somewhat

The Associated Press reported this week that a new biomarker test that could spot evidence of human-growth hormone in the blood for up to 21 days has garnered support from experts and scientists

Scientists have hunted down genetic markers implicated in type 1 diabetes, adding to a body of genetic evidence about the metabolic disorder that could explain disease risk and expose pathways for

Computers have proved people wrong again. What were pushed aside as "noises" in ECG data have now been identified--thanks to researchers' use of data-mining and machine learning methods--as

For years, people have talked about the potential of anesthesia being linked to Alzheimer's disease progression without any hard evidence to prove it. With advances in biomarker testing, a small

When patients are suspected of having a blood-related disorder called myelodysplasia, which can lead to leukemia, doctors perform painful procedures to remove tissue from their bone marrow for