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November 6, 2018
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on Oct. 23, 2018. Mayo Clinic research is bringing together knowledge of psychiatry, genetics, metabolomics, pharmacogenomics and artificial intelligence to seek biological markers associated with alcohol use disorder and treatment response. Finding the molecular drivers of alcohol use disorder commonly known as alcoholism, could […]
Tags: Alcohol use disorder, Alcoholism, Dr. Mark Frye, Dr. Richard Weinshilboum, Dr. Victor Karpyak, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry, Metabolomics, pharmacogenomics
October 22, 2018
Personalized screening: finding and treating breast cancer sooner
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on Oct. 15, 2018. Article by Sharon Rosen October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on new, individualized approaches to detecting and treating a cancer that affects 1 in 8 American women. Deborah Rhodes, M.D. and her Mayo Clinic colleagues are […]
Tags: 3-d mammograms, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Carrie Hruska, Dr. Deborah Rhodes, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, molecular breast imaging
September 11, 2018
Meet Katrina Croghan, Clinical Research Coordinator
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Katrina Croghan is clinical research coordinator for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, assigned to the division of Hematology in Rochester, Minnesota. She began her career in ecology and animal science, but while en route to a related Ph.D., ended up as a supplemental research coordinator because of her knowledge of writing protocols and conducting research. She says: “For a short […]
August 2, 2018
Research News Roundup-July 2018
The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to research-related news releases from the past month. It also connects readers to associated resources. Read on for more information from Mayo Clinic Research. Anesthesia, surgery linked to subtle decline in memory and thinking in older adults, Mayo study finds In adults over 70, exposure to general […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, DNA, genomics, Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, ovarian cancer, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, yips
July 31, 2018
By Advancing the Science contributor
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on June 4, 2018. Article by Barbara Toman Just as money in the bank boosts your financial well-being, biobanks have the power to impact your health. Think of biobank samples as assets that researchers can draw upon to improve disease treatments. One such withdrawal […]
Tags: Adrian Vella, biobank, Center for Individualized Medicine, diabetes, Stephen Thibodeau
July 12, 2018
Arresting melanoma’s molecular drivers
This post originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on May 15, 2018. Article by Barbara Toman Melanoma, the skin cancer often associated with sun exposure, is on the rise and has no reliable cure. Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of efforts aimed at increasing early detection and treatment of this aggressive disease. The […]
July 9, 2018
Offering underserved groups access to cutting-edge research
For many patients, clinical trials offer a chance to benefit from promising new treatments that are not available in the doctor’s office. Yet not all people have the same access to these opportunities. Groups such as racial minorities, older individuals, and those with low income are less likely than others to participate in clinical trials, […]
Tags: Carmen Radecki Breitkopf, Gerardo Colon-Otero, health disparities, HPV
July 5, 2018
Research News Roundup-June 2018
Each month, we publish Mayo Clinic’s Research News Roundup. This article includes brief summaries and links to news releases from the preceding month that discuss some of our latest medical research. It also connects readers to related resources. This month’s Roundup includes a number of findings related pancreatic cancer and other gastrointestinal disorders, as well […]
Tags: cancer, diabetes, DNA testing, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, Research News Roundup
July 2, 2018
A revolution in pancreatic cancer treatment
By Advancing the Science contributor
Mark Truty, M.D., has dedicated his career to giving patients with pancreatic cancer more quality time with their loved ones. Much more time. The mission is personal for him. His own father, Kazimierz Truty, a Polish immigrant and mechanic at a meatpacking plant near Chicago, died 20 years ago from pancreatic cancer at age 58. “My […]
Tags: Mark Truty, pancreatic cancer
June 28, 2018
Death. Dying. End of life care. Comfort care. Hospice. In the face of losing someone that we love whether they are young or old; hearing these words uttered and the paralyzing finality and irrevocability of it all compounds the already difficult circumstances. These words conjure up an even more poignant sense of loss than just […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Joe Hyder, Michael Wilson