Category Archives: Innovations

Using Parasites to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

March 10th, 2013 - 1:59 pm

Edward Loftus Jr., M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic specializing in the care and evaluation of patients with IBD, discusses studies conducted by Joel Weinstock, M.D., that examined the usage of parasites to treat IBD. While some of Dr. Weinstock’s … Continue reading →

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Postpartum Stroke Study at Mayo Clinic

February 15th, 2013 - 3:22 pm

“Postpartum stroke” is a stroke that occurs within six weeks of giving birth. Strokes are a focal brain problem causing loss of function, which occurs because of occlusion of the blood vessel causing lack of blood flow. As a consequence, … Continue reading →

By Gina Chiri-Osmond | Posted in About, Findings, Innovations, Uncategorized | Tagged birth, Blood, Brain, clinical research, clinical study, clinical trials, female, neurology, peripartum, postpartum, postpartum stroke, pregnancy, research, stroke, woman, women | Leave a comment

Discovery’s Edge New Issue

February 15th, 2013 - 3:05 pm

The print winter issue of Mayo Clinic’s research magazine Discovery’s Edge, is now available. If you’d like a free copy, let us know. Also visit us online http://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/. Read More — http://newsblog.mayoclinic.org/2013/02/15/going-to-discoverys-edge/ Share/Bookmark

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged applied research, basic research, clinical research, Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic, research magazine | Leave a comment

National Research Study on Lung Cancer Prevention

January 11th, 2013 - 2:07 pm

Mayo Clinic in Rochester is a member of the Cancer Prevention Network (CPN) and is participating in a national research study on lung cancer prevention. You may be eligible to participate in this research study if you: are age 45–79 … Continue reading →

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Francis Collins on NPR, Mayo researchers in Science, Wired

December 19th, 2012 - 1:33 pm

It’s been a fun week watching people pop up here and there — some in unexpected places. Steven Ekker, Ph.D., head Mayo Clinic’s zebrafish research program, was part of Elizabeth Pennisi’s article on that up and coming animal research model … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged aging research, Francis Collins, Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health, National Public Radio, NIH, zebrafish | Leave a comment

Mayo and NBC News: Tweeting on Flu, Whooping Cough

December 12th, 2012 - 10:35 am

Three Mayo Clinic physician researchers joined colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and NBC’s Robert Bazell and his crew for a timely Twitter chat on the flu, which is starting early this year. Gregory Poland, M.D., Ph.D., Priya Sampathkumar, … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Flu, Mayo Clinic, NBC News, pertussis, vaccine, whooping cough | Leave a comment

Czech Clinical Research Center opens on Mayo model

October 17th, 2012 - 10:11 am

This week they cut the ribbon on what will become the first Euro-wide clinical research center. Located in Brno, the second largest Czech city, the International Clinical Research Center or ICRC will conduct clinical studies with physician-researchers throughout Europe. … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged cardiac research, cardiology, clinical research, Czech Republic, European Union, International medicine, Mayo Clinic | Leave a comment

Interview with Dr. Michael Snyder, Stanford University

October 3rd, 2012 - 9:16 am

Our colleague Hoyt Finnamore caught up with Michael Snyder, the kickoff speaker at the Individualizing Medicine conference….. Share/Bookmark

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, michael snyder | Leave a comment

Media Panel Big Success

October 3rd, 2012 - 8:16 am

If you were watching last evening’s media panel from the Individualizing Medicine conference here on Advancing the Science, you already know what a good exchange it was between the journalists and other experts under the moderating of Ira Flatow. In … Continue reading →

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Ethics and Genomics

October 2nd, 2012 - 1:52 pm

Hank Greely (J.D.) of Stanford Law School is now on stage, talking without a PowerPoint. That is interesting in itself… but his take on ethics of genome sequencing is direct and also interesting. He predicts that in 10 to 12 … Continue reading →