Research - September 2017 Archives

Researchers at Mayo Clinic are studying vaginal microbes directly within the uterine environment to investigate how they might influence the development of endometrial cancer. ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Opioid prescriptions from the emergency department (ED) are written for a shorter duration and smaller dose than those written elsewhere, shows new ...

A decade ago, women diagnosed with ovarian cancer had few options for treatment. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation were standard practice. Those therapies are still in ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. ─ Mayo Clinic scientists have shown that injections of a hunger hormone blocker in mice can halt the typical weight gain after ...

SAN DIEGO – Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a 50 percent reduction in the intensity and dose of radiation therapy for patients with ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is ...

Allan B. Dietz, Ph.D., never intended to be a scientist. His plan was to be a farmer, just like his father, ...

SAN DIEGO – Efforts to develop new payment models in radiation oncology also should consider measures to address behavioral health to reduce the total ...

The CareSelect Lab tool assists health care providers with appropriate ordering of laboratory testing, improving patient care and reducing wasteful spending ROCHESTER, Minn. ...

New genomic technology is reshaping perinatal screening, which is testing before and during pregnancy to assess the health of a baby. Now pregnant women can ...

As part of a team that included physician-scientists, biomedical engineers and students, Ivan Nenadic, Ph.D., brought the math to help transplant patients know more about ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Let sleeping dogs lie … in the bedroom. That’s according to a new Mayo Clinic study that’s sure to set many ...