Circulating Ceramides Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Population-Based FINRISK 2002 Cohort

Havulinna et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016; 36

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Coronary Event Risk Test available in Finland through United Medix Laboratories

Ceramides, Coronary Event Risk Test, CERT Coronary Event Risk Test, CERT, is a new diagnostic test for evaluation of risk of heart attack and CVD-related…

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We are hiring – Join Zora-team

Zora Biosciences is looking for a Bioinformatician Zora Biosciences Oy is a discovery diagnostics company. Zora identifies, validates and develops novel clinical tools using a…

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Plasma Ceramide test is now available at Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratories

Plasma Ceramides predict adverse cardiovascular events. Elevated plasma ceramide concentrations are risk factors for cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations. Plasma ceramides…

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Zora and Mayo Medical Laboratories to collaborate on Plasma Ceramide Testing

Zora and Mayo Medical Laboratories  has signed Collaborate on Plasma Ceramides Testing.  The test will be launched in summer, and is used to predict adverse…

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Zora at EAS 2016 Innsbruck

Zora participates 84th EAS Congress at Innsbruck, Austria. Our CMO Reijo Laaksonen presents our latest results on cardiovascular risk prediction in statin treated patients at…

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Zora at Nature Reviews Research Highlights

Zora's recent publication on CERT was reviewed in Nature Reviews Cardiology Research Highlights. Read the research highlight here.

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New biomarker for identification of coronary artery disease patients at high risk for cardiovascular death

Zora Biosciences in collaboration with academic research groups from Finland, Germany, Austria,  Switzerland and Norway have shown that plasma ceramides are significant predictors of cardiovascular…

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Zora has updated visual identity

We have renewed our visual identity. Zora logo is now modernized. Inspiration for the new logo comes from the six carbon ring that is commonly…

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Plasma ceramides predict cardiovascular death in patients with stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes beyond LDL-cholesterol

Laaksonen et al. European Heart Journal, Published online: 28 April 2016

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Accumulated Metabolites of Hydroxybutyric Acid Serve as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinomas

Hilvo et al. Cancer Res. 2016 Feb 15;76(4):796-804

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Lipidomics: a tool for studies of atherosclerosis

Ekroos K et al. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2010 Jul;12(4):273-81

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Development and validation of a high-throughput LC-MS/MS assay for routine measurement of molecular ceramides

Kauhanen D et al. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2016 May;408(13):3475-83

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Lipidomics in drug discovery

Vihervaara T et al. Drug Discov Today 2014 Feb;19(2):164-70

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STOMPing forward: statins, muscle complaints and CK

Laaksonen R. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Oct;230(2):256-7

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Beyond LDL-C lowering: distinct molecular sphingolipids are good indicators of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) deficiency

Jänis et al. Atherosclerosis 2013 Jun;228(2):380-5

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Identifying new Risk Markers and Potential Targets for Coronary Artery Disease: The Value of the Lipidome and Metabolome

Laaksonen R. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2016 Feb;30(1):19-32

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Plasma concentrations of molecular lipid species in relation to coronary plaque characteristics and cardiovascular outcome: Results of the ATHEROREMO-IVUS study

Cheng JM et al. Atherosclerosis 2015 Dec;243(2):560-6.

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Molecular lipids identify cardiovascular risk and are efficiently lowered by simvastatin and PCSK9 deficiency

Tarasov K et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jan;99(1):E45-52

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Alcohol produces distinct hepatic lipidome and eicosanoid signature in lean and obese

Puri P et al. J Lipid Res. 2016 Mar 28

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