Science Saturday: Mayo's approach to untangling Alzheimer's
Families living with?Alzheimer's disease?woke to devastating newspaper headlines recently: Another highly touted drug failed in clinical trials. Drugmaker Eli Lilly's EXPEDITION3 trial tested an antibody, a molecule used by the immune system to fight off disease, called solanezumab. This experimental drug sought to remove harmful proteins in the brain that become building blocks for amyloid, [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - November 11, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Research finds hot flashes, night sweats connected to obstructive sleep apnea risk in middle-aged women
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? In a new study published today in Menopause, researchers have found that the hot flashes and night sweats faced by upward of 80 percent of middle-aged women may be linked to an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form of sleep apnea, is characterized by repeated [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - November 1, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers find genetic pathways to individualized treatment for advanced prostate cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a specific therapy used for treating advanced prostate cancer. This discovery can guide health care providers to individualized treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer, a deadly disease that does not respond to standard hormone therapy. Several U.S. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - November 1, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
In the Loop: Adult stem cells as treatment of the future
When it comes to medical treatments, what sounds like science fiction today could someday become the standard in life-changing medicine. If the research turns out as hoped,?stem cells?? the "master cells" inside our bodies from which all other cells are generated and formed ? could potentially become the leading treatment option in the fight against [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 31, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, Oxford Announce Transatlantic Partnership for Medical Research, Education and Healthcare
ROCHESTER, Minn.???Mayo Clinic, the University of Oxford, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have signed?an agreement to work together, driving advances in medical research and patient care. This agreement will underpin collaboration in all areas of innovation. Mayo Clinic and Oxford will bring together their respective expertise to improve patient care, make scientific?discoveries and [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 3, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Moving from the research lab to clinical care: Precision medicine coming to your medical provider?s office
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Individualized medicine ? the concept of matching medical care precisely to each patient?s genes, lifestyle and environment is no longer ?just a theory. Experts in individualized medicine ? also known as personalized or precision medicine ? will be in Rochester Oct. 9-10, presenting the latest ways to apply precision medicine to all [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 3, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
NIH Renews Mayo Clinic?s Clinical and Translational Research Award
ROCHESTER, Minn.?? The National Institutes of Health has renewed one of Mayo Clinic?s largest government research grants for five more years, ensuring support for clinical and translational research and training through 2022. The grant supports Mayo researchers in translating discoveries to address unmet patient needs, while engaging physicians and scientists at all levels. ?We are [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - October 2, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Larger-dose opioid prescriptions not coming from emergency departments, study shows
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Opioid prescriptions from the emergency department (ED) are written for a shorter duration and smaller dose than those written elsewhere, shows new research led by Mayo Clinic. The study, published today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, also demonstrates that patients who receive an opioid prescription in the ED are less likely [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 26, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Halving radiation therapy for HPV-related throat cancer offers fewer side effects and similar outcomes, Mayo study finds
SAN DIEGO ? Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a 50 percent reduction in the intensity and dose of radiation therapy for patients with HPV-related throat cancer reduced side effects with no loss in survival and no decrease in cure rates. Results of a phase II study were presented today at the 59th Annual Meeting [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 25, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers control hunger hormone, stopping obesity in mice
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic scientists have shown that injections of a hunger hormone blocker in mice can halt the typical weight gain after dieting and help prevent rebound obesity in the long term. The research findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ?We think this approach ? combined reduction of [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 25, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Down to the roots with stem cell therapies
Allan B. Dietz, Ph.D., never intended to be a scientist. His plan was to be a farmer, just like his father, grandfather and all the other Dietzes he knew. "I was going to be a farmer at first. Then I was going to be a veterinarian because that's what farm kids who like science did," [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 23, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
New payment models for radiation therapy should consider impact of behavioral health costs Mayo researchers say
SAN DIEGO ? Efforts to develop new payment models in radiation oncology also should consider measures to address behavioral health to reduce the total cost of care during and after radiotherapy, according to the results of study performed by researchers at Mayo Clinic and presented today at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 22, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Three genetic tests to improve prenatal screening
New genomic technology is reshaping perinatal screening, which is testing before and during pregnancy to assess the health of a baby. Now pregnant women can have their baby initially screened for genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, through the use of a newer blood test that evaluates DNA from the placenta present in the mother?s [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 16, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers demonstrate value of second opinions
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Many patients come to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion or diagnosis confirmation before treatment for a complex condition. In a new study, Mayo Clinic reports that as many as 88 percent of those patients go home with a new or refined diagnosis ? changing their care plan and potentially their lives. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - April 4, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Discovery's Edge: Cleaning up cancer
Immunotherapy offers new drugs and drug delivery to help the body?s ?janitor? with its job. The response of the immune system to cancer is complicated.?Understanding it requires research from the basic scientist to the observation of the seasoned clinician. ?It?s turning out the science is so complicated that it has to be a team effort [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - April 4, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
