Research - July 2018 Archives

About 30 Mayo Clinic scientists are presenting at this week’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago, and another roughly two dozen researchers are contributing ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of families. There is no cure or way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, but ...

With roughly 1 in 10 Americans over 65 living with Alzheimer's disease, any progress in the effort to fight the disease would be a welcome ...

Groups such as racial minorities, older individuals, and those with low income are less likely than others to participate in clinical trials, according to government ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according ...

The findings could open the door to improved treatment options SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Almost every golfer knows the feeling. Minutes after a picture-perfect drive ...

Four years ago, middle schooler Austin McCoy took the science world by storm. He was recently awarded for his contributions to science, and named Mayo's ...

Among cancers, liver tumors have been particularly hard for doctors to treat. The cancer cells tend to be hardy from the beginning and even undergo ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The presence of senescent or dysfunctional cells can make young mice age faster. And using senolytic drugs in elderly mice to ...

Each month, we publish Mayo Clinic's Research News Roundup. This article includes brief summaries and links to news releases from the preceding month ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic researchers are using precision genomics to search for undiscovered, inheritable genetic mutations that cause accelerated aging. In a study ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now, in a new paper published ...