Well Living Lab study shows cognitive performance of office workers improves when windows provide access to daylight, view
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New research from the Well Living Lab, a Delos? and Mayo Clinic collaboration, shows that office areas with windows, which provide people with natural light and views of the outdoors, improve workers' cognitive performance and satisfaction with their office environment. Modern shading and glass tinting techniques can mitigate eyestrain, reducing discomfort from [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 29, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers to present study findings at American College of Gastroenterologists Annual Scientific Meeting
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic physicians will present findings at the American College of Gastroenterologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Oct. 25-30 in San Antonio. Findings to be presented are: Patients with microscopic colitis do not have reduced risk of developing colon polyps Cross-sectional studies have suggested that patients with microscopic colitis have a lower risk than [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 27, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Glioma Forecast? Excellent Chance for Better Weather says Researcher
Entering the Mathematical Neuro-Oncology lab on Mayo Clinic's location in Scottsdale, Arizona, is like walking onto the bridge of a ship in some fictional universe. There's a definite "Star Trek" vibe. "Yes, 'Star Trek' is good," laughs Kristin Swanson, Ph.D., a mathematical oncologist at Mayo Clinic, "but I like 'Big Bang Theory.' I kind of joke that that's [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 25, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Lenalidomide may delay onset of myeloma-related bone, organ damage
ROCHESTER Minn. -- The largest randomized trial in asymptomatic patients with smoldering multiple myeloma suggests that lenalidomide, a cancer drug, may delay the onset of bone and other myeloma-related organ damage. Results of the study, which was conducted by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and funded by the National Cancer Institute, were published Friday, Oct. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 25, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Chronic kidney disease patients at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Chronic kidney disease, which afflicts an estimated 6.4% of U.S. adults 45 and older, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to new research from Mayo Clinic. The retrospective review of 1,981 patients who were treated for chronic kidney disease at Mayo Clinic between [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 22, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Taking a stand against burnout in health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a consensus report released Wednesday, Oct. 23, the National Academy of Medicine makes recommendations for system-level change needed to improve the professional well-being of clinicians, students and trainees across health care. Clinician burnout has been identified as a major problem in the U.S., affecting 35%-54% of nurses and physicians, and 45%-60% [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 22, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic studies patient privacy in MRI research
Courtesy of The New England Journal of Medicine. Mayo Clinic researchers have found it is possible to use commercial facial recognition software to identify people from brain MRI that includes facial imagery, despite steps that researchers typically take to protect patient privacy. This figure shows photos of four participants (top two rows) and corresponding reconstructions [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 22, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center renews research funding from the National Cancer Institute
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic announced today that Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has successfully renewed funding for its Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI grant award provides approximately $28.7 million in funding over five years through 2024, which will mark the center's 49th year of NCI funding. The NCI [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 8, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Hospice research to understand the process of dying and end-of-life care
Death, ultimately, is inevitable. It happens to everyone. But for patients at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato's Hospice Program, the process of dying is becoming more bearable for themselves and their families as a result of several research studies aimed at understanding more. "We know Mayo Clinic is big on curing and healing patients by [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 6, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Genetically manipulating protein level in colon cancer cells can improve effectiveness of chemotherapy, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Colorectal cancer outcomes may improve by genetically altering an immune-regulatory protein in cancer cells, making the cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy. That's according to new Mayo Clinic research. The findings, published this month in Oncogene, indicate that increasing the expression of the PD-L1 protein in colorectal cancer cells can improve the effectiveness [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 25, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Dedicated to medical discovery and innovation
The grand opening of the new Discovery and Innovation Building at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus signals a new era of integrating regenerative medicine into daily practice. Regenerative medicine seeks to tap the body's ability to replace, restore or regrow damaged or diseased cells, tissues and organs. A hub of research and technology, the new building [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 23, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
CBD products, hemp oil may be helpful but more research is needed, Mayo Clinic review says
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Cannabidiol (CBD) oils and products have become increasingly popular with consumers as ways to find relief from aches and pains, anxiety, sleep disturbances and other chronic issues. But are these products safe, and are they helpful? A review of the latest research, to be published in September in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, finds [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 19, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic study calls for screening of family members of celiac disease patients
This study calls for screening of all first-degree relatives of patients -- not just those who show symptoms. The retrospective study, to be published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 18, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Researching stem cell therapy for hemorrhagic stroke
Stroke is the leading cause of permanent disability in the U.S., striking nearly 800,000 people each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the last decade, there has been preclinical research that led to a small number of early phase clinical trials using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a possible treatment to reverse [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 9, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer
Technology that uncovered antibody has potential to identify other autoimmune diseases ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer. Called "testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis," the disease causes severe neurological [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - July 2, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
