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Dementia Mysteries Untangled
In the world of scientific research, a decade can go by without major findings on what’s known about a disease. But over the past 10 years, researchers have been charting the map regarding the...
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The Role of Research in Medical Training
Sean Cantwell arrived at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine with little background in research. That changed in human anatomy class. “There was something magical about dissection of the human hand,” says...
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Starving Cancer
At the age of 10, Ruth Lupu, Ph.D., told her father she’d cure cancer. “I probably didn’t know what cancer was,” laughs Dr. Lupu, a cancer researcher with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Biomedical...
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Developing a Digital Bloodhound
Mayo Clinic student uses data analysis to power a round-the-clock stakeout for sepsis. Andrew Harrison could have been a musician or a physicist or a biologist. But he fell for medicine and clinical...
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Discovery Research in the Spotlight
Medical science can seem to zig and zag from one study to the next. But there’s a method to that madness. It’s called the scientific method. And over time, those zigzags straighten out and point to the...
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Brain Tumors Hijack Growth Proteins
Alfredo Qunones-Hinojosa, M.D. What makes some brain cancers so hard to treat? Researchers in the laboratory of Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D., Chair of Neurologic Surgery on Mayo Clinic’s campus in...
View ArticleWhere Future Cures Come From
A new director brings wisdom and passion to training bilingual physician-scientists. For Kendall Lee, M.D., Ph.D., being bilingual starts with language and extends to the training of...
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New Grant Funds Alzheimer’s Research
Researchers have long known that genetics play a role in causing the dementia of Alzheimer’s disease, but genes, it turns out, are only part of the story. What’s come to light over the last several...
View ArticleMagnifying Tool Reveals Amazing World
For context on this series, please read our editor’s note on this series. LONDON, England (September, 1665)—Spectacular images using an astounding new instrument can be seen in a new publication...
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Paying it Forward: Mentoring Teens on Biomedical Research
Paying it Forward: Mentoring Teens on Biomedical Research Doctoral students give aspiring scientists real-life exposure to lab careers. At Mayo Clinic, Cailin Austin ran experiments to better...
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Researching to Invention
Over its 150 years of operation, Mayo Clinic has contributed heartily to the practice of medicine, medical research and the education of future health care professionals. The most pervasive may be...
View ArticleNatural Philosophers get new term: Scientist
For context on this series, please read our editor’s note on this series. Natural Philosophers get new term: Scientist CAMBRIDGE, England, 1833 — The natural philosophers of the day have grown in...
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The Science of Health Care Delivery
Since its founding Mayo Clinic has sought ways to improve how patient care happens. More than improving quality control or increasing efficiency, Mayo Clinic has turned health care delivery into a...
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Listening is Key in New Alzheimer’s Study
While we know Alzheimer’s is a disease of aging, there are other factors that increase our risk for this condition. As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s rises from an estimated 5.5 million people in the...
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Study IDs Brain’s Immune System Coordinator
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic scientists identify a type of cell that coordinates the immune response within the brain. For researchers looking for ways to treat...
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A Taste of Life Beyond School
Internships let Ph.D. students sample career opportunities outside the research lab. What do you want to be when you grow up? It is one of the biggest questions in life. And, after 20 years of...
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Desenmarañar los misterios de la demencia
En el mundo de la investigación científica, puede transcurrir una década sin que se descubra nada importante acerca de una enfermedad conocida. No obstante, en los últimos 10 años, los investigadores...
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Servir a quien lo necesita
Ingeniero, general de brigada y cirujano: el Dr. Michael Yaszemski devuelve la esperanza a los pacientes, a través de la creación de equipos investigativos y andamiajes de polímeros. Vestido con ropa...
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Privar de nutrición al cáncer
Con apenas 10 años de edad, la Dra. Ruth Lupu le dijo a su padre que ella llegaría a curar el cáncer. “Probablemente, yo ni siquiera sabía lo que era el cáncer”, dice entre risas la Dra. Lupu,...
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El enemigo de mi enemigo
Desde hace mucho tiempo, el sarampión ha sido nuestro enemigo; pero después de algunas modificaciones, se puede transformar en un arma contra el cáncer de ovario. René Maleski supo que algo andaba mal...
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