Items Tagged ‘personalized medicine’
June 8, 2023
Pharmacists play key role in clinical research
By Gerri Kelly 
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 […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, personalized medicine
May 11, 2023
Collaborative study discovers new disease behind patient’s blood clots
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 […]
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
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 […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Genome Sequencing, personalized medicine
April 18, 2023
By Jay Furst
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 […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, personalized medicine
April 13, 2023
Targeted immunotherapy helps Florida woman beat Lynch syndrome-driven colon cancer
By Susan Murphy
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 […]
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
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 […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. John Presutti, gene sequencing, personalized medicine
March 22, 2023
New podcast: ‘Molecular Virology and Novel Therapeutics’
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 […]
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
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.
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
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 […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomics, personalized medicine
January 24, 2023
Could antidepressants cause treatment-emergent mania?
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. […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, mayo clinic, personalized medicine