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June 1, 2023

Mayo’s Individualizing Medicine Conference highlights innovative new era of health care 

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Health care is experiencing a trailblazing phase of innovation, with individualized medicine at the forefront. The driving forces behind the transformation are technological advancements, omics discoveries and the emergence of direct-to-patient clinical trials.   “We’re really moving into an exciting new era where we’re increasingly designing therapeutics specific for individual patients, expanding access and truly impacting […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Genetics, genomic medicine


May 11, 2023

Collaborative study discovers new disease behind patient’s blood clots

By Chris Bahnsen Chris Bahnsen (@cjbahnsen)

In 2018, a male patient in his 60s began experiencing chest pains, which turned out to be caused by multiple blood clots in his lungs. As he visited several institutions in and around his home state of Michigan, doctors conducted the typical testing panels to look for a condition called thrombophilia that causes blood clots […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomics, personalized medicine


May 3, 2023

New podcast: ‘Individualized Cancer Vaccines’

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

May 3, Episode 6: ‘Individualized Cancer Vaccines’  Some vaccines prevent cancer, while other vaccines treat cancer. In this episode, Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from Minnesota Public Radio, talks with two noted experts in immunology. Listen as they discuss the differences between the two vaccines, the excitement and challenges in the precision oncology world on […]

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Tags: cancer vaccines, center for individualized medicine, clinical trials, immunotherapy, mayo clinic


April 25, 2023

Mayo Clinic scientist hopes to fuel new era of discoveries with rapid genome sequencing 

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

National DNA Day on April 25 marks the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the Human Genome Project’s completion in 2003.   The discovery of DNA’s double helix structure 70 years ago propelled a revolutionary shift toward individualized medicine. Today, new genome sequencing technologies could help Mayo Clinic scientists fuel a new whirlwind of […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Genome Sequencing, personalized medicine


April 18, 2023

People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds

By Jay Furst Jay Furst (@jayfurst)

Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world’s adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, personalized medicine


April 13, 2023

Targeted immunotherapy helps Florida woman beat Lynch syndrome-driven colon cancer

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

By Nicole Brudos Ferrara Cancer has always been a part of 44-year-old Katie Cunningham’s life. “We have an extensive family history of colon cancer on my dad’s side. We have a document going back to the 1800s,” says Katie. Katie and her family members have Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of colon […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, personalized medicine


March 28, 2023

Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by ‘omics’ research

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic’s cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive “omics” data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials.  The […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. John Presutti, gene sequencing, personalized medicine


March 16, 2023

9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

By Dan Lea Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies.   “Many health conditions have a genetic link,” says Breanna Mitchell, a genetic […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine


March 6, 2023

Unique Mayo team helping to move ‘omics’ science forward to transform patient care

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Behind the front lines of Mayo Clinic researchers who are working to cure cancer and other diseases with “omics” data is a specialized team of translational science experts helping to push these intensive experiments across the finish line.      One of these translational clinical scientists is Jan Egan, Ph.D., in Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Genetics, genomic medicine, medical research


February 28, 2023

Mayo Clinic investigators put genomics into action to diagnose patients’ mysterious illnesses

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

February 28 is designated Rare Disease Day to raise awareness that, collectively, rare diseases are relatively common. A rare disease is defined as a disease or condition that affects less than 200,000 people. As many as 30 million people in the U.S. have a rare disease, and many people search an average of eight to […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. Eric Klee, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Pinto e Vairo, genomic medicine, medical research


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