How to Use biomarker in a Sentence

biomarker

noun
  • And the stronger the biomarkers, the more porous the endplates and the more sensitive the spine.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • One of the key biomarkers is the amyloid protein, found in plaques.
    The Conversation, oregonlive.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • And then after six weeks to two months, recheck your biomarkers.
    Will Stone, NPR, 14 June 2024
  • Ferritin is a biomarker that reflects iron stores in the body.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In total, 20 of my biomarkers were out of range, and 85 were normal.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Orb scans a user’s iris, which is a one-of-a-kind biomarker like a fingerprint.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
  • The work pointed to a biomarker of suicide risk in people with PTSD.
    Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Dozens more biomarkers are being tested in labs around the world.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The researchers found that the biomarkers and brain scans backed up their new diagnoses.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2019
  • In fact, researchers weren’t even sure whether the level of the biomarker in the blood even correlates with levels in the brain.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Blood biomarker tests offer real hope in a new era of Alzheimer’s care.
    Jim Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • The hope is that one day CTE could be detected in the living through biomarkers in the blood, urine or saliva..
    Kent Somers, azcentral, 6 June 2018
  • The new biomarker test can help physicians decide when to transfer patients to the ICU and the type of treatment to be used.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 11 May 2021
  • Fox and Sherer had been searching for a biomarker for the condition for over a decade.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • There is no human out there that has better biomarkers than me.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The sensor sends the biomarker data to the smartphone app via Bluetooth on a minute-by-minute basis.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The search for long Covid treatments has been stymied by the lack of a biomarker, something that doctors can test for or measure.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 May 2023
  • Could the same protein serve as a biomarker for vestibular migraine?
    Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Could a biomarker present at birth predict babies at high risk?
    Erin Prater, Fortune, 15 May 2022
  • And if that biomarker were also a factor in causing it, researchers might glean some new ways to treat the disease.
    Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • More than 100 biomarkers are in the initial test — the exact number varies by gender a little.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Everything about their bodies were tracked, their blood, all sorts of biomarkers were tracked.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
  • Topalian, 30, was among the first patients to use biomarker testing when she was first diagnosed with leukemia at age four.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • There, the focus was on the molecule as a potential biomarker for a range of diseases.
    Stephen S. Hall, Science | AAAS, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Using conventional blood draws, the team tracked changes in the levels of each biomarker.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Fluorescent tags are then attached to the biomarkers and lit up with lasers, to calculate the amount present.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
  • One new test called HrC checks for stem cells that hold a biomarker for cancer and is being tested in some hospitals in the UK.
    Men's Health, 17 May 2023
  • It has even been found to reduce biomarkers of stress and inflammation.
    Deborah Farmer Kris, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
  • Diagnosing endometriosis could soon be much easier thanks to a new at home-test that can detect a biomarker for the disease in period blood.
    Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
  • Once a specific biomarker is found, additional screening for that type of cancer would be done to confirm the diagnosis and start treatment.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

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