Research

Encephalitis caused by the immune system attacking the brain is similar in frequency to encephalitis from infections, Mayo Clinic researchers report in Annals of Neurology.

By Mayo Clinic News Network • February 13, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights the prediction of oncologic outcomes in Renal cell carcinoma after surgery.

By Kelley Luedke • February 12, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights cryptogenic cirrhosis and sitosterolemia, a treatable disease if identified but fatal if missed.

By Kelley Luedke • February 5, 2018

A new test developed by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows which mutations in the BRCA2 gene make women susceptible to developing breast or ovarian cancers. The research behind the test was published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

By Mayo Clinic News Network • January 30, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights pathways impacted by genomic alterations in pulmonary carcinoid tumors.

By Kelley Luedke • January 29, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights improving immune-vascular crosstalk for cancer immunotherapy.

By Kelley Luedke • January 22, 2018

Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are at risk of progressing to multiple myeloma or a related cancer─even after 30 years of stability, according to findings of a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Mayo Clinic News Network • January 19, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the loss of FOXO1 cooperates with TMPRSS2-ERG overexpression to promote prostate tumorigenesis and cell invasion.

By Kelley Luedke • January 15, 2018

A study by Mayo Clinic researchers found that most patients with suspected spinal cord inflammation of unknown cause have an alternative, specific diagnosis. The research is published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

By Mayo Clinic News Network • January 11, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights how cardiac troponin is released from injured myocardium.

By Kelley Luedke • January 8, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights multifaceted Fanconi anemia signaling.

By Kelley Luedke • January 1, 2018

This week’s Research Roundup highlights global pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure and preserved or reduced ejection fraction.

By Kelley Luedke • December 25, 2017

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered a second-tier test for Pompe disease that has been shown to improve the specificity of newborn screening for the disorder, which would lower the rate of false-positive results.

By April Josselyn • December 22, 2017