In the last 15 days or so, COVID-19 related news continues to dominate the headlines on the research front. However, Mayo Clinic's expertise also was evident on topics from inclusivity in clinical trials, a geological connection in kidney stones, life extending therapies and better understanding of contributors to dementia, stroke and death. Read on for these and more from Mayo scientists and their research.

Inclusivity in clinical trials, a geological connection in kidney stones, life extending therapies, better understanding of contributors to dementia, stroke and death and more.

• Daily Herald: Mayo Clinic Researchers Publish Critical Study: Antifibrotics Can Extend Lives for IPF Patients
• Post Bulletin: How Clarence Jones--and Mayo Clinic--are working to bring inclusivity to clinical trials
• Albert Lea Tribune: Mayo Clinic announces plans to expand proton beam therapy services in Minnesota
• The Press-Enterprise: Here’s how the Navy’s hospital in Norco was key during WWII
• Scientific American: New Tool Shows Geology behind Kidney Stone Crystallization
• Medpage Today: Uma Thanarajasingam, MD, PhD, on How ANA Positivity May Affect Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• KSTP TV: The Mayo 'miracle': How world-class medical research rose from a Rochester tornado 138 years ago
• USNews.com: New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS
• Pulmonary Fibrosis News: Esbriet and Ofev Use Aid IPF Patient Survival After Hospitalization
• C&EN: Barnacle-inspired surgical glue seals bloody wounds in seconds
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mayo Clinic Hospitalist added to Board of Advisors for Drug Diversion Prevention Company
• Healio: Patients with hypertension are at increased risk for death, complications after TKA
• Medscape: Widespread Pain Linked to Increased Dementia, Stroke Risk
• Medpage Today: Parkinson's Drug Tied to Increased Hospitalizations, Death
• WisBusiness: Study highlights Exact Sciences’ blood test for liver cancer
• Medpage Today: Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Function

COVID-19 boosters, breakthrough infections, risk factors, how early rollout saved 140,000 lives, and more.

• FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul: CDC cites Mayo Clinic research when discussing need for COVID-19 booster shot
• WKBT: Booster vaccinations discussed at online Mayo Clinic Health System forum
• Becker's Hospital Review: Breakthrough COVID-19 infection risk may differ with vaccine type, early Mayo Clinic research suggests
• Medpage Today: The Science Supporting the U.S. Case for COVID Boosters
• WebMD: News As Vaccines Wane, Immune System Still Has Weapons
• Luther College: Luther College and Mayo Clinic examine COVID-19 risk factors
• Consumer Healthday: Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• FOX59.com: Mayo Clinic doctor warns of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda, B.1.621 variants
• Manila Bulletin: Mayo Clinic study sees no link between vaping and Covid diagnosis
• Medpage Today: Some Success Reining in VITT's Deadliness Across the Pond
• PolitiFact: Fauci didn't doubt vaccine study; he cautioned against using it for choosing a booster
• KSTP TV: Research analysis sheds light on lingering symptoms among COVID-19 long-haulers
• KGUN 9: Study: Moderna more effective at preventing breakthrough cases
• Fortune: Fauci: Most people don’t need COVID-19 booster shots at this time
• National Geographic: How does COVID-19 affect the brain? A troubling picture emerges.
• News 12 Bronx: The New Normal: Vaccine hesitancy, safety and effectiveness
• PIX11: COVID variants a worry even with 75% of adults in NYC receiving at least 1 dose of vaccine
• Axios: Boosters take off

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