Research

This week’s research roundup features a study on how abnormal expression of programmed death-1 (PD-1) ligand-1(PD-L1) in cancer cells play a crucial role in cancer immune evasion and progression.

By Samantha Rossi • January 20, 2020

This week’s research roundup features a study the identification of a novel homozygous multi-exon duplication in RYR2 among children with exertion-related unexplained sudden deaths in the Amish community.

By Samantha Rossi • January 13, 2020

Traditionally, Mayo Clinic's Simulation Center is used for surgical procedures and teaching students how to run a code. Mayo Clinic pathology consultant Karen Fritchie, M.D., recently developed a new and innovative way to use the center.

By Molly Dee • August 16, 2019

This week's research roundup features a study on RINT1 bi-allelic variations that cause infantile-onset recurrent acute liver failure and skeletal abnormalities.

By Alyssa Frank • June 24, 2019

This week's research roundup features a study on late relapses in patient with diffuse large b-cell lymphoma who were treated with immunochemotherapy.

By Alyssa Frank • June 17, 2019

This week's research roundup features research on the phase II evaluation of aggressive dose de-escalation for adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in human pappillomavirus-associated oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma.

By Alyssa Frank • June 10, 2019

This week's research roundup features a study on the joint association of mammographic density and polygenic risk score and how they contribute to the prediction of breast cancer.

By Alyssa Frank • June 3, 2019

Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine (CIM) is nearing the finish line of the first stage of its unique RIGHT 10K study—an effort that doesn't involve running shoes but nevertheless is paving the way to prescribing medications matched to a person’s genetic code.

By Barbara J. Toman • January 23, 2019

Just as money in the bank boosts your financial well-being, biobanks have the power to impact your health. Think of biobank samples as assets that researchers can draw upon to improve disease treatments.

By Barbara J. Toman • June 19, 2018

Melanoma, the skin cancer often associated with sun exposure, is on the rise and has no reliable cure. Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of these efforts. The Center for Individualized Medicine is unraveling the complex behavior of melanoma at the molecular level—to allow for treatment that better targets an individual's disease.

By Barbara J. Toman • May 15, 2018