December 27, 2022
Engineering tissue to strengthen underdeveloped hearts
Could cells taken from a small patch of skin become heart muscle and repair a rare congenital heart defect? It’s a scientific question that Timothy Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., and collaborators hope to answer for those born with an underdeveloped left heart chamber — a rare, complex condition known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Discovering […]
Tags: cardiomyocytes, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, congenital heart disease, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, induced pluripotent stem cells, Timothy Nelson
February 1, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 2/1/2021
Mayo Clinic faculty continue to share their expertise across a broad range of medical and health care topics, including women’s health, concussion, disparities in care, and the never abating COVID-19. Mayo Clinic Indicates Age Has Distinct Influences on Sex-Related Outcomes After Heart Attack Pharmacy Times, 1/27/2021 Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found ways that […]
Tags: Alex Adjei, Ali Duarte Garcia, breast cancer, CAR-T cell therapy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, COVID-19, depression, diabetes, drug discovery, gene mutation, Grzegorz Nowakowski
January 22, 2020
What’s Next for The Research of the Future
By Sara Tiner
Breakthroughs in medical science rarely burst on the scene. Behind every advance is years of work by dogged researchers who nurtured the seed of idea until it flowered, bore fruit and materialized into a better treatment, device or therapy for patients. Here is where those seeds start: More than a dozen projects related to cancer, […]
Tags: Anthony Windebank, basic science, cancer, cancer genomics, Center for Biomedical Discovery, Christopher Evans, Christopher Groen, Daniel Billadeau, Daniel Tschumperlin, discovery research, Eva Morava-Kozicz, fibrosis
August 15, 2019
HLHS consortium gives hope to babies with rare congenital heart defect
By Jen Schutz
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a rare disease that affects approximately 1 of every 4,300 babies every year. HLHS is a congenital heart defect in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped. It occurs during fetal growth when the baby’s heart is developing. Without immediate intervention after birth, 95% of infants with HLHS […]
Tags: Center for Regenerative Medicine, HLHS, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, regenerative medicine, research, stem cells, Timothy Nelson
July 25, 2019
Undergraduate students participate in Mayo research, develop careers, collaborations
By Advancing the Science contributor
Advancements in the field of medical research do not always follow a straight line. There are obstacles, challenges and questions that are seemingly unsolvable. When researchers reach an impasse, what can they do?
They can start with a new question. If everyone in the room is saying, “Yes, but …,” then it may be time to find someone who is asking, “Why not?”
That’s the genesis behind Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies, known as IMPACT. The program brings together undergraduates from all fields of study and from colleges and universities around the Midwest. The students form teams, each with a faculty mentor, to form hypotheses for a single, shared research question.
Tags: hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Katherine Campbell, Mayo Clinic Health System, Timothy Nelson
June 5, 2018
Research News Roundup-May 2018
The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to research news releases from the past month. It also connects readers to related resources. Read on for more information from Mayo Clinic Research. News flash about hot flashes: They can last longer than you think Mayo Clinic study finds women are experiencing hot flashes, night […]
Tags: All of Us, atrial fibrillation, Center for Individualized Medicine, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Eva Galanis, Gianrico Farrugia, HLHS, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Judy Boughey, lung cancer, Matthew Goetz, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
May 2, 2018
Research News Roundup-April 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 some exciting news from Mayo Clinic Health System, and we expect we’ll be […]
Tags: clinical trials, integrative medicine, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, opioids, Research News Roundup, Timothy Nelson
February 2, 2017
A golden age for pediatric cardiology
By Advancing the Science contributor
Mayo Clinic’s Division of Pediatric Cardiology is on a roll, according to Division Chair Frank Cetta, M.D. “In the last two decades, we’ve really burst onto the scene,” he says. “We’re engaged in exciting research not found elsewhere, and we offer the full spectrum of cardiac care — from fetal diagnosis through specialized treatment for […]
Tags: cardiology, clinical trials, David Driscoll, Frank Cetta, heart disease, heart transplant, Jonathan Johnson, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, pediatric cardiology, pediatric transplant, regenerative medicine, Richard Bram