Science Saturday

March is colorectal cancer awareness month — a time to look at the new role of genetics in preventing and treating a common form of ...

In this slice of normal colon tissue, cross sections through structures called crypts of Lieberkühn look like flowers where the mucin produced by goblet ...

This image demonstrates through staining how human stem cells (from adipose or fat tissue) bind to an artificial matrix on which they will grow. The ...

Aquariums are arranged in neat, illuminated rows. Fins, tails and flashing stripes are visible in every direction. On the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic's online and print research magazine, highlights stories of leading medical investigators. Science writers and medical reporters seeking ...

With cardiovascular disease a leading cause of death, it’s fair to say that many people have been touched by this disorder. Maybe a family member ...

Direct-to-consumer genetic or over the counter testing emerged in the early 2000s as a means of allowing consumers to access information about their genetics without ...

If you are one of the estimated 1.5 million Americans who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, you know about the painful, swollen and stiff joints that ...

Researchers studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, have long been suspicious about the protein known as TDP-43. Now, in a publication in Nature Neuroscience, Mayo researchers provide enough ...

What once seemed like a scene from a 22nd century sci fi movie is reality today. High speed, big data-processing computers combine artificial intelligence with human ...

At 62, Oscar Campanini expected some aches and pains in his joints, especially after his weekly pickup soccer game. But two years ago, the pain ...

Not an extraterrestrial spaceship, but something equally fascinating—extracellular vesicles are biological nanoparticles secreted by all cells. Extracellular vesicles contain biomolecules, such as RNA, ...