What are biomarkers? A biologist explains how doctors measure your health – and how combining cells from different people can find new markers

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1. 1d ago
   
   first The Conversation (US health) indie explainer

   What are biomarkers? A biologist explains how doctors measure your health – and how combining cells from different people can find new markers

   A family of five is exposed to the flu virus, but only two of them get sick . A lifelong chain-smoker lives 100 years , while a professional athlete in their prime dies of an unexpected heart attack. A drug fails a clinical trial due to harmful side effects in a subset of patients despite showing…

2. 1d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie explainer

   What are biomarkers? How doctors assess health and pooling people's cells reveals new markers—a biologist explains

   A family of five is exposed to the flu virus, but only two of them get sick. A lifelong chain-smoker lives 100 years, while a professional athlete in their prime dies of an unexpected heart attack. A drug fails a clinical trial due to harmful side effects in a subset of patients despite showing…

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