Items Tagged ‘National Cancer Institute’
April 26, 2022
Mayo Clinic study finds cancer diagnosis, treatment can drive smoking cessation
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center determined that being diagnosed with cancer and going through cancer treatment can prompt smokers to quit.
Tags: Cancer Center Cessation Initiative, cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, Nicotine Dependence Center, smoking cessation, tobacco cessation
January 27, 2021
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Targeting mitochondria is a promising therapeutic strategy, study shows “Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell.” Many a young science student has heard that truism. “Mitochondria are extremely important because they ensure that we have energy supply for cells to conduct functions,” says Mayo Clinic researcher Eugenia Trushina, Ph.D. “Otherwise, we would all be dead […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, animal model, basic science, clinical trials, discovery research, drug discovery, Eugenia Trushina, Kogod Center on Aging, Minnesota Partnership, mitochondria, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
January 5, 2021
Looking back on 2020: A successful year of research at Mayo Clinic in Florida
By Advancing the Science contributor
At Mayo Clinic, Research and Education provide the basis for all we are able to do for patients today. Furthermore, they enable practice transformation as we seek to meet future patient needs. From new capabilities in cell therapy and immunotherapy, to advances in neurodegenerative diseases and studies of the virus that causes COVID-19, research at Mayo Clinic continued […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, Ben Pollock, biomanufacturing, biomarkers, biostatistics, brain, cancer, CAR-T cell therapy, carbon ion therapy, Center for Regenerative Medicine, chemotherapy, clinical research
June 25, 2020
“Sponge on a String” Test for Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer Continues to Show Promise
Mayo Clinic researchers have confirmed the accuracy of a minimally invasive method to detect and help prevent esophageal cancer in patients at risk for Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer. Results of their study have been published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. In Barrett’s esophagus, tissue in the esophagus is replaced by tissue similar to […]
Tags: Barrett's esophagus, biomarkers, cancer, cancer screening, esophageal cancer, gastroenterology, gastrointestinal cancer, John Kisiel, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Health System, National Cancer Institute, Prasad Iyer
December 30, 2019
Research highlights from Florida – fruitful in 2019
By Advancing the Science contributor
Florida sunshine doesn’t just contribute to big, juicy oranges. In 2019, Florida was a hotbed of growth for Mayo Clinic Research, with 11.8% more funding leading to new capabilities such as ex vivo perfusion for lungs – leading to more available for transplant, and carbon ion therapy for cancer – currently not available to patients in the U.S. Read on for more on these and other practice transforming activities.
Tags: artificial intelligence, biopsy, breast cancer, cancer, cancer vaccine, carbon ion therapy, Center for Individualized Medicine, clinical trials, ex vivo lung perfusion, immunology, Keith Knutson, lung cancer
September 27, 2019
Read the Latest Research News from Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Forefront is the complimentary magazine of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. Published in email and online newsletter editions quarterly, Forefront highlights Mayo Clinic’s cutting-edge cancer research and the latest Cancer Center news. The September 2019 issue features: Director’s message: Recognition for a job well doneAfter a rigorous review, NCI has renewed Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s […]
Tags: Barrett's esophagus, breast cancer, chemotherapy, Donald Northfelt, Forefront, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, myeloma, National Cancer Institute, pancreatic cancer
September 9, 2019
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Renews National Cancer Institute Research Funding
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has once again successfully renewed its National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grant. The grant award provides roughly $28.7 million in funding over five years through 2024, which will mark Mayo Clinic’s 49th year of NCI funding. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s NCI designation as a comprehensive cancer center was also […]
Tags: cancer, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, research
August 28, 2019
Grant supplement opens doors for future cancer researchers in Native American communities
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Lydia Hansen, Public Affairs undergraduate intern In the summer of 2014, Corinna Sabaque moved over 1,000 miles from her home in the Four Corners area in New Mexico to Rochester, Minn. to complete a 10-week internship in breast cancer research at Mayo Clinic. “Coming to Minnesota was hard,” Sabaque says. “I didn’t know anybody. […]
Tags: cancer, clinical research, Gloria Petersen, health disparities, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, Native American, research education, Wesley Petersen
August 22, 2019
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Lydia Hansen, undergraduate public affairs intern The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s Statistics and Data Management Center is one of the largest and most highly rated statistics and data management centers working with cancer research in the world. The group has an overall portfolio of 361 cancer-related clinical trials and information on more than 185,000 […]
Tags: cancer, clinical trials, health sciences research, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, Sumithra Mandrekar