Items Tagged ‘Biomedical research’
July 28, 2016
Mayo Clinic Studying Genomics of Antiplatelet Heart Medication
By Sharon Rosen 
Angioplasty offers lifesaving treatment without open heart surgery. But, it comes with risks. Researchers at the Center for Individualized Medicine are trying to determine if your individual genetic blue print can pinpoint drugs that reduce the risk of dangerous side effects. The Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy to Lessen Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAILOR-PCI) Study examines […]
Tags: #Antiplatlet Heart Medication, #Ticagrelor, angioplasty, Biomedical research, clopidogrel, Dr. Chet Rihal, Dr. Naveen Pereira, medical research, pharmacogenomics
June 10, 2016
Mayo Clinic Grows Research Footprint to Fuel Urban Bioresearch Campus
By Jeff Briggs 
Discovery Square will more than double Mayo’s current footprint to deliver new cures, accelerated through collaboration and also promote business growth Two weeks ago, we blogged about how Mayo Clinic and the Center for Individualized Medicine had been selected by the National Institutes of Health to serve as the national Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort […]
Tags: Biomedical research, bioresearch, center for individualized medicine, Destination Medical Center, Discovery Square, DMC, Dr. Gregory Gores, Dr. John Noseworthy, Dr. Stephen Tibodeau
April 29, 2016
Mayo Clinic Honored for Research Advocacy
By Jeff Briggs
Whether it’s the RIGHT Protocol, the BEAUTY breast cancer trial, or the PROMOTE prostate cancer study, the Center for Individualized Medicine is actively engaged in biomedical research. In fact, improving patient care by turning genomic research into real-world personalized medicine applications, particularly new and better genomics-based diagnostic tests, is one of the fundamental goals here. […]
Tags: beauty project, Biomedical research, breast cancer, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Charles Mayo, Dr. William Mayo, Dr. William Worrall Mayo, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic research, PROMOTE, Prostate Cancer, Research!America
July 10, 2015
Precision Medicine Initiative: Planning Underway But No Funding
By Jeff Briggs
Funding for biomedical research and precision medicine has been much on our minds in recent weeks. Last week, we posted a blog on Susan Jaffe’s excellent story in The Lancet about the attempts to fund the 21st Century Cures Act. This week we again turn to Ms. Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, for her story […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Alexander Parker, Dr. Robert Diasio, individualized medicine, National Press Foundation, Precision Medicine, Precision Medicine Initiative, President Barack Obama