Items Tagged ‘personalized medicine’

June 8, 2023

Pharmacists play key role in clinical research

By Gerri Kelly Gerri Kelly (@gerrykelly)

When people think of a pharmacist, they usually think of someone dispensing medication. Pharmacists do fill prescriptions, but there’s another type of pharmacist who plays a vital role in clinical research. The research pharmacist is skilled in making the clinical trial part of drug development possible. Indeed, research pharmacists are part of multidisciplinary teams that […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, personalized 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


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


March 22, 2023

New podcast: ‘Molecular Virology and Novel Therapeutics’

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

Looking for a new podcast for your commute or workout? Check out the latest episode of Mayo Clinic’s new podcast: “The Pursuit of Precision: The Science Advancing Individualized Medicine.” March 22, Episode 3: ‘Molecular Virology and Novel Therapeutics’  What are the challenges of dealing with viruses like COVID-19? Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from Minnesota Public […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic, personalized medicine


February 27, 2023

Mayo Clinic discovery leads to life-changing treatment for young girl with ultra-rare disease

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Months after young Maggie Carmichael started taking an experimental drug for her ultra-rare genetic disease, she was able to trade in her wheelchair for a walker. The 9-year-old Mayo Clinic patient even took a few of her first-ever steps on her own. She also became better at feeding herself, her speech improved and she started coloring in the lines.

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Tags: #Dr. Eva Morava-Kozicz, Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, genomic medicine, personalized medicine


February 2, 2023

A rare genetic cause for a common medical condition

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

By Michael Clayton Genetic testing for inherited conditions is performed on a patient’s DNA taken from either blood, saliva or, rarely, skin biopsy. This information from a person’s DNA can provide diagnostic workup of rare inherited conditions. And together with a comprehensive personal and family history, it can help patients understand how a genetic disorder may affect them and their family. Diagnosed with diabetes more […]

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


January 24, 2023

Could antidepressants cause treatment-emergent mania?

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry, Mark Frye, M.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher and collaborators, investigated the risk of treatment-emergent mania in bipolar disorder when treated with antidepressants. “We found that antidepressants that increase mitochondrial energetics (cells that extract energy from nutrients for sustaining life) may elevate the risk of treatment-emergent mania,” says Dr. […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, mayo clinic, personalized medicine


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