Research - April 2020 Archives

ROCHESTER, Minn. ― A new serology test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories that is used to identify the presence of immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ...

Researchers are hard at work identifying ways to help patients with COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But in the meantime, one common ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies already have indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of being ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- As COVID-19 testing becomes more widely available, it's vital that health care providers and public health officials understand the limitations of COVID-19 ...

To develop a treatment for patients with COVID-19, researchers around the world are steadfastly exploring numerous angles, including testing existing antiviral drugs and new compounds. One ...

If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic will be the lead institution providing coordinated access to investigational convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with severe or life-threatening COVID-19, ...

When a new virus emerges that infects and sickens humans, the wheels of innovation start turning quickly in the world of health care and biomedical ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Surgery performed on a fetus in the womb to repair defects from spina bifida triggers the body's ability to restore normal brain structure, Mayo ...

The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious ...