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November 24, 2022

The future will be personalized: Accelerating microbiome research

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

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 […]

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Tags: arthritis, C. diff, cancer, Center for Individualized Medicine, colitis, colorectal cancer, diabetes, endometrial cancer, Francis Farraye, gastroenterology, gut health, gynecology


May 3, 2022

Research News Roundup — April 2022

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

At Mayo Clinic, biomedical, clinical and health care delivery research are ongoing. The evidence gathered by Mayo researchers, and other scientists, is used to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care and achieve the best possible outcomes. Advancing the Science’s Research News Roundup excerpts research-related news releases published in the last month. Read […]

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Tags: biomarkers, brain, cancer, cancer prevention, CAR-T cell therapy, Center for Individualized Medicine, clinical trials, colorectal cancer, dementia, diversity, health equity, kidney transplant


December 30, 2021

Research News Roundup — 2021 Q4

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

2021 has been another whirlwind year of COVID-19 related advances, so you might have missed all the other medical and health care delivery findings that have emerged. It would take more time than we both have to recap all the non-COVID-19 news from 2021, but if you read further, you’ll learn about some of Mayo […]

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Tags: arthritis, artificial intelligence, cancer, cancer screening, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, clinical research, clinical trials, colorectal cancer, diabetes, dialysis, EKG


August 2, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 8/2/2021

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Readers can try a bit of a scavenger hunt this week. All these news stories feature Mayo Clinic research or research expertise. Physicians and scientists are quoted from across Mayo Clinic and throughout Mayo Clinic Health System. Obesity, diabetes, IBD, sports medicine, infectious diseases, population health and a dozen other topics are covered. Washington Post, […]

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Tags: AFib, anxiety, artificial intelligence, atrial fibrillation, colorectal cancer, COVID-19, electronic health record, epilepsy, genetics, Gregory Poland, hereditary diseases, hypertension


June 1, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the News — 6/1/2021

By Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (@elizabethzimmermann)

Today’s summary reaches back an extra day, and covers acupuncture for insomnia, new artificial intelligence solutions,, carpal tunnel’s connection to to bilateral oophorectomy, sublingual vaccines and showcases wide variety of other Mayo Clinic research and research expertise. Research on inflammatory disease widens  Gulf Today, 5/24/2021 An epidemiological study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) is being […]

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Tags: acupuncture, acute kidney injury, antibiotic, artificial intelligence, Brian Lacy, cardiovascular medicine, carpal tunnel syndrome, Cheryl Willman, clinical trials, colorectal cancer, COVID-19, David Knopman


May 10, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 5/10/2021

By Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (@elizabethzimmermann)

Some Mayo Clinic research in the news this week is at the discovery level, in our genes. And at the other end of the research spectrum, better outcomes in a clinical setting — in this case, a new way to heal scars. Read the post for quick stops all along the continuum, including trauma, COVID-19, […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's disease, artificial intelligence, big data, brain, Brian Kim, cancer prevention, cancer screening, Chyke Doubeni, clinical trials, colorectal cancer, data science, dementia


April 26, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 4/26/2021

By Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (@elizabethzimmermann)

Catch up on some of the news about Mayo Clinic’s research and faculty experts. Among the topics covered are artificial intelligence, women’s sexual health, genetic implications for several conditions, and COVID-19. AI caught a hidden problem in one patient’s heart. Can it work for others? STAT 4/26/2021 … Specifically, the algorithm, created by physicians at […]

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Tags: AFib, amyloidosis, antiplatelet, artificial intelligence, atrial fibrillation, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Charanjit Rihal, colorectal cancer, COVID-19, Dawn Marie Davis, dermatology, Donald Hensrud


April 20, 2021

Mayo researchers use AI to reveal causes of complex diseases

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Researchers within Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that can uncover causal drivers and relationships embedded within complex biomedical data. Nicholas Chia, Ph.D., I. John Kalantari, Ph.D., and Kia Khezeli, Ph.D., recently tested their machine-learning framework, called Causal Relation and Inference Search Platform (CRISP) on multiomic colorectal cancer samples […]

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Tags: artificial intelligence, cancer, Center for Individualized Medicine, colorectal cancer, data science, genomics, I. John Kalantari, Kia Khezeli, microbiome, NASA, Nicholas Chia, rare disease


March 8, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 3/8/2021

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

In Mayo Clinic research news over the past seven days, the headlines covered medical marijuana, systemic racism, Alzheimer’s, and a range of other topics including COVID-19. Minnesota Senate bill could increase spinal cord research funding, KSTP, 3/4/2021 This $285 eye scan may someday detect Alzheimer’s risk. (It also requires plenty of curry flavoring.), Advisory Board, […]

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Tags: ADHD, aging, Alzheimer's disease, biomarkers, cholesterol, clinical trials, colorectal cancer, COVID-19, dementia, health care systems engineering, health disparities, lymphoma


March 1, 2021

Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 3/1/2021

By Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (@elizabethzimmermann)

Media coverage of Mayo Clinic research and expertise covered home cancer screening tests, youth vaping, several advancements in women’s health, COVID-19 and many other topics. Read on for excerpts and links to the articles. Health officials: “Youth vaping a serious issue”  KAAL, 2/25/2021 New findings show youth vaping in Minnesota is worse than many had […]

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Tags: addiction research, Alzheimer's disease, Aminah Jatoi, anaphylaxis, arthritis, basic science, bladder cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, cancer screening, clinical research, cognitive impairment


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