Innovations
Exciting new things. Not a catch-all for all research.
January 17, 2023
‘Walleye Tank’ competition reels in entrepreneurs and innovators
The recent “Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition” brought together innovators and entrepreneurs from across Minnesota to pitch their ideas to win prizes to fund the continuing development of their projects. Innovators from Mayo Clinic and across Minnesota gathered on Dec. 2 to compete in “Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition,” pitching their ideas to a panel […]
Tags: artificial intelligence, cancer, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Diogo Moniz Garcia, entrepreneurship, Mayo Clinic Platform, Office of Entrepreneurship, Rena Hale
January 3, 2023
Measuring resiliency in hospital quality performance during the pandemic era
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Hospital quality rankings and ratings, including the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Star Ratings have faced an unusual challenge in recent years: To what extent should hospitals be held accountable for traditional quality measure performance, given the unknown effects of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Tags: Ben Pollock, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19, health sciences research, quality improvement, resiliency
December 29, 2022
As we count down to 2023, the time is right to recap some of the hot topics of the last year. Spots 9 and 10 were occupied by three stories, so we went with the top 11. If you’re short on time as well as conversation starters, these articles could provide just the thing you […]
Tags: artificial intelligence, big data, biomedical research, Center for Individualized Medicine, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, COVID-19, diagnostic odyssey, DNA, environment, epidemiology, genetic testing, gut health
November 24, 2022
The future will be personalized: Accelerating microbiome research
By Advancing the Science contributor
We’re in the midst of a microbiome research epidemic, according to Purna Kashyap, M.B.B.S., co-associate director of the Microbiome Program in the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine. “We started early and are pushing hard,” says Dr. Kashyap. “We’re one of the top accelerators in the field and are well poised to move microbiome research findings to […]
Tags: arthritis, C. diff, cancer, Center for Individualized Medicine, colitis, colorectal cancer, diabetes, endometrial cancer, Francis Farraye, gastroenterology, gut health, gynecology
November 17, 2022
Focus on community practice: Real-world research fuels better outcomes
By Advancing the Science contributor
It’s a Catch-22. You can’t improve community practice without evidence-based research, but it’s challenging to incorporate research into a busy primary care practice. And there’s a paucity of researchers devoted to primary care. “We’re busy seeing patients and trying to deliver the best care possible. It’s hard to find time to pause, step back and […]
Tags: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, community engagement, emergency medicine, geriatrics, health disparities, multiple chronic conditions, palliative care, pragmatic trials, Prathibha Varkey, primary care, Rozalina McCoy
October 4, 2022
AI enables early identification, intervention in debilitating lung disease
In a new study published in Nature Medicine, Mayo Clinic and several research collaborators from across the U.S., describe a successful new artificial intelligence, or AI, -enabled tool to identify idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, also called IPF, before patients have recognizable symptoms. This tool could alert a patient’s primary care team of a probable IPF diagnosis […]
Tags: artificial intelligence, big data, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, clinical informatics, collaboration, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, patient reported outcomes, pulmonary and critical care medicine, shared decision making, team science
August 30, 2022
Biomanufacturing 101: Understanding a new era of therapeutics
Advancing discoveries such as cellular therapies from clinical trials to commercial therapy is a cornerstone of Mayo Clinic’s strategic emphasis on biomanufacturing. The long-term vision is to provide new cures for patients with unmet needs. “Biomanufacturing is a type of manufacturing that utilizes sources from the human body — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or […]
Tags: biologics, biomanufacturing, CAR-T cell therapy, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Julie Allickson, regnerative biotherapeutics
August 2, 2022
Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy
By Advancing the Science contributor
Article by Marla Broadfoot Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient’s T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T […]
Tags: cancer therapy, CAR-T cell therapy, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Hong Qin, regenerative immunotherapy, Saad Kenderian
July 28, 2022
Bringing regenerative technology of the future to patients today
“The sky’s the limit,” “possibility” and “potential cure for disease” are aspirational ways Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists described regenerative medicine in a recent virtual presentation at the World Stem Cell Summit 2022. Mayo’s panel discussion showcased how it is advancing regenerative medicine through industry collaborations that accelerate scientific discoveries to early stage clinical trials. […]
Tags: 3D printing, Abba Zubair, biomanufacturing, Center for Regenerative Medicine, David Lott, Julie Allickson, Saranya Wyles, tissue engineering, World Stem Cell Summit
June 15, 2022
Research News Roundup — May 2022
By Advancing the Science contributor
In May, researchers from Mayo Clinic reported gains in understanding of the benefit of AI-enabled ECGs, including from wearable devices. They made strides towards more effective treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and nonmetastatic gastroesophageal cancer. And in news many people can use, investigators report on the results of a survey linked to the Mayo Clinic Diet. […]
Tags: AFib, artificial intelligence, atrial fibrillation, CAR-T cell therapy, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, clinical trials, cognitive impairment, EKG, electrocardiogram, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, gastroesophageal cancer