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
October 1, 2021
‘Our goal is to achieve a world without viral hepatitis’
Viral hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. Hundreds of millions of people live with chronic hepatitis and, because the infection often progresses to liver failure and liver cancer, millions die from it every year. But it doesn’t have to be that way. “There are […]
Tags: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, community engagement, Essa Mohamed, gastroenterology, health disparities, health equity, hepatitis, hepatology, Lewis Roberts, liver cancer, liver failure
October 19, 2020
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 10/19/2020
The news media recently highlighted a range of interesting topics, featuring Mayo Clinic Research and researchers on a new way to hunt down and capture deadly brain cancer cells, MSG in food, Angelman syndrome, the connection between screen time and life expectancy, COVID-19 (of course), and much more. Read on for brief excerpts and links […]
Tags: acute myeloid leukemia, aging, Angelman syndrome, artificial intelligence, biomarkers, brain cancer, cancer, cancer research, Center for Digital Health, clinical trials, collaboration, COVID-19
August 8, 2019
By Advancing the Science contributor
From the earliest days, physicians and scientists have flocked to Mayo Clinic from all over the world to learn. Today is no different. Thousands of international physicians and scientists have trained or worked at Mayo Clinic. Here are the stories of two Mayo Clinic scientists who came to Mayo from opposite sides of the globe.
Tags: breast cancer, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, Charanjit Rihal, clinical trials, gastroenterology, Gianrico Farrugia, hepatology, pancreatic cancer, Vijay Shah, Yan Bi