The dawning of regenerative neurosurgery
Regenerative neurosurgery is poised to transform care of neurological disorders that previously had little hope for improvement, according to a Mayo Clinic review published in The BMJ. Healing…
A robotic GPS for targeting, delivering regenerative biotherapies
A remote-controlled bronchoscope that acts like a GPS system hunts down hard to find lung masses and accurately biopsies them, according to a Mayo Clinic…
Colorectal cancer screening aims younger: 45 is the new 50
Millions of people who thought colorectal cancer screening was somewhere off in their distant future recently got a wake-up call. The recommended age for taking…
Fruit flies help Mayo Clinic researchers look for ways to protect nerve cells from chemotherapy
Fishing them out of a drink, you may not see the benefit of fruit flies. But they are a vital scientific model, and at Mayo…
How clinical trials work: COVID-19 and beyond
Clinical trials follow rigorous scientific processes that usually take many years to complete. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials are operating on fast-forward. In…
What’s new in regenerative medicine research for neurodegenerative diseases
The cells in the brain and spinal cord don’t replace themselves after they’ve been injured, such as from a neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson’s, or as…
The innovative research behind HIV/AIDS treatment
It’s been 40 years since the release of the first scientific report describing acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Thanks to innovative research, scientists learned how…
Fatigue that won’t stop: COVID-19 long-hauler syndrome
Experts estimate that 10 percent to 30 percent of people who have had COVID-19 experience fatigue and other symptoms many months after initial infection. In…
Study finds colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in 1 in 6 patients
A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from one generation to the next.…
Instigator gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease identified
In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators report the protein-coding gene SERPINA5 may worsen tau protein tangles, which are…
Study finds lung transplant patients given antifungal preventive drugs have lower risk of death
Antifungal preventive medications reduce mortality risk by half in the first year following lung transplantation, according to Mayo Clinic research involving 667 patients who received…