Items Tagged ‘transplant’
March 2, 2022
Research News Roundup — January, February 2022
By Advancing the Science contributor 
At Mayo Clinic, researchers work across the spectrum of health care and disease, from basic discovery science to transformations in patient care. They translate early findings into therapeutic or preventive interventions via clinical research and innovative pilot projects. Mayo Clinic researchers publish thousands of articles in peer-reviewed journals each year. A fraction of those findings […]
Tags: A. Noelle Larson, Andrew Bentall, animal model, anticoagulant, biomedical engineering, bone regeneration, cardiovascular disease, chemotherapy, cirrhosis, COVID-19, gastrointestinal cancer, health disparities
December 21, 2021
A young father’s regenerative bridge to transplant
Mayo Clinic is pioneering and refining regenerative procedures that are a bridge to transplant. These procedures are providing new options for strengthening and rebuilding health while patients await the gift of life. Organ transplantation is one of the most serious and complex surgeries, but it also can dramatically restore a patient’s health and quality of […]
Tags: Atta Behfar, cardiac regeneration, cardiovascular medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine, heart transplant, lung regeneration, Steven Graham, Sudhir Kushwaha, transplant, Van Cleve Cardiac Regenerative Medicine Program
November 23, 2021
Clinical trials are a way of ‘paying it forward’ to your own community
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Kathi Hansberry, Mayo Clinic Community Engagement in Research Advisory Board member Editor’s note: Mayo Clinic advances health equity by involving communities in research that addresses their health concerns and aims to reduce health disparities. This article is the second in the Raising Up Community Voices in Research series. This series is written by community […]
Tags: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Community Advisory Board, community engagement, health disparities, health equity, Kathi Hansberry, medical research, Raising Community Voices, transplant, Transplant Center
November 8, 2021
Advancements in opioids research, transformations in postsurgical prescribing
In an effort to address the prescription opioid epidemic by reducing unnecessary or excess opioid prescriptions, the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery has been leading Mayo’s research on prescribing practices. Much of this work has been directed by Elizabeth B. Habermann, Ph.D., Deputy Director […]
Tags: Aakriti Carrubba, Adyr Moss, Amanda Stanton, Amit Mathur, Ansh Goyal, C. Burcin Taner, carpal tunnel syndrome, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Cody Wyles, Cornelius Thiels, Cristopher Destephano, David Warner
October 28, 2021
By Advancing the Science contributor
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in the Young Innovators series, originally published in Mayo Clinic’s Alumni Magazine. Each article features Mayo Clinic trainee inventors and explores their journeys as biomedical entrepreneurs. All of these trainees say their goal was to improve health care for patients. When he was a resident in the Department […]
Tags: 3D printing, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, biomedical engineering, collaboration, entrepreneurship, gastroenterology, medical research education, neurologic surgery, orthopedics, transplant, William Clifton III, Young Innovators
June 28, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 6/28/2021
By Advancing the Science contributor
Vaping, medical AI, the challenges of serving patients with cancer and diabetes, current COVID-19 vaccine and long haul information, and a wide selection of other topics are covered in this week’s news. The Vaping Study You Haven’t Heard Of Slate, 6/25/2021 A report from the Mayo Clinic looked at 70,000 patients and found no link […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, antibodies, artificial intelligence, Ashley Wentworth, autoimmune disorder, Barbara Barry, bioethics, biomedical ethics, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Center for Regenerative Medicine, COVID-19
May 10, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 5/10/2021
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, […]
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 5, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 4/5/2021
Mayo Clinic research and faculty experts were featured in a variety of news stories including 3D printed surgical models, early treatment for smoldering multiple myeloma, and heart attacks in women. Updated guideline highlights new therapies, considerations in anaplastic thyroid cancer Healio, 4/1/2021 An updated guideline for best practices in managing anaplastic thyroid cancer stresses the […]
Tags: 3D printing, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Alzheimer's disease, artificial intelligence, blood cancer, chronic kidney disease, Clifford Jack Jr., COVID-19, digital health, Eric Moore, genetic testing, genetics
March 26, 2021
Regenerative approaches to improving corneal transplantation
Mayo Clinic is refining corneal transplantation surgery nearly a century after it first pioneered this groundbreaking procedure to restore vision. Corneal transplants, which were among the first successful organ transplants, are considered one of the earliest forms of regenerative medicine. Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine is a catalyst for advancing regenerative procedures like corneal […]
Tags: Center for Regenerative Medicine, corneal diseases, Fuchs' dystrophy, Leo Maguire, ophthalmology, transplant
February 22, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 2/22/2021
Over the last week, Mayo Clinic researchers and expertise have been cited in wide range of news stories, from the ever present COVID-19 to telehealth, participation in cancer clinical trials, creatine supplements, artificial intelligence and more. Read on for headlines, excerpts and links. Telehealth research & key resources: Research findings American Medical Association, 2/19/2021 Telehealth […]
Tags: Andrew Jagim, angioplasty, artificial intelligence, Bernard Gersh, blood pressure, Brian Pickering, cancer, CAR-T cell therapy, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, clinical trials, COVID-19