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Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 7 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights a randomized controlled trial of postoperative belladonna and opium rectal suppositories in vaginal surgery.
Research Suggests Genetics Are Key in Treating Night Sweats - Insights
Hormone therapy is often used to prevent night sweats. But finding the right dose of estrogen can be tricky, with some women needing more estrogen than others to get relief. A new Mayo Clinic study published in Menopause: The Journal of the...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 9 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.
IMPACTS Team Continues to Combat Life-Threatening Arthropod-Borne Infections in Belize - Insights
Now in its second year of a five-year initiative to better understand and detect arboviruses in Belize, the IMPACTS (Integrated Mayo Clinic Program for Arbovirus Community health education Training and Surveillance) project has expanded its...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., on Asian Longhorned Tick in U.S - Insights
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Asian longhorned tick has spread across nine states since it first appeared in the U.S. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and...
Elitza Theel, Ph.D., Director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, discusses eastern equine encephalitis virus, which is spread via mosquito bite.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 13 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the DnaJ heat shock protein family B member 9 is a novel biomarker for fibrillary GN.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Prediction Tool for Kidney Stones - Insights
Mayo Clinic researchers are tracking the familiar characteristics of kidney stone formers in an online prediction tool that could help sufferers anticipate if they'll experience future episodes.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 28 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the clinical and pathology findings associated consistently with larger glomerular volume.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights noninvasive assessment of renal fibrosis with magnetization transfer MR imaging.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 3 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights predicting renal function outcomes after partial and radical nephrectomy.
The National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the nation’s leading laboratories and clinical laboratory societies have announced a new collaboration to remove barriers to testing for chronic kidney...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 10 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the evaluation of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: A consensus report of the International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group.
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Makes a Case for Pharmacogenomics - Insights
Pharmacogenomic testing is still limited, despite ample research, the existence of guidelines, and the emerging evidence it can help patients. Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Personalized Genomics Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in...
The prostate health index or phi test reduces the need for prostate cancer biopsies by 30 percent.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 15 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the loss of FOXO1 cooperates with TMPRSS2-ERG overexpression to promote prostate tumorigenesis and cell invasion.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Sept. 4 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights individual patient-level meta-analysis of the performance of the Decipher genomic classifier in high-risk men after prostatectomy to predict development of metastatic disease.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 15 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the androgen receptor variant AR-V9 is co-expressed with AR-V7 in prostate cancer metastases and predicts abiraterone resistance.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 21 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how intrinsic BET inhibitor resistance in SPOP-mutated prostate cancer is mediated by BET protein stabilization and AKT-mTORC1 activation.
Dr. Pandey is a nuclear radiology researcher working with a team to develop a new radioactive tracer to detect prostate cancer.
Mayo Clinic Discovers Biological Markers That Could Guide Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Insights
Genetic alterations in low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy can identify men that harbor higher-risk cancer in their prostate glands, Mayo Clinic has discovered.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 21 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the development and validation of a prostate cancer genomic signature that predicts early androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) treatment response following radical prostatectomy.
According to Mayo Clinic research published in JAMA, six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person’s risk for pancreatic cancer.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 25 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.
Demystifying the Tick with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights
The "Mpls-St Paul" magazine article highlights Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, and her research on...
Uptick in Vector-Borne Illnesses in U.S. and What It Means to You - Insights
Illnesses caused by disease-infected ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas have tripled in the U.S. in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lyme disease is the most common illness attributed to...
Post-Bulletin Features Dr. Bobbi Pritt's "Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites" Blog - Insights
The Rochester Post-Bulletin recently highlighted Bobbi Pritt, M.D.'s, “Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites” blog, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in October with a parasite-themed art contest and giveaways.
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Discusses Hookworms with The Washington Post - Insights
The Washington Post recently reported on hookworms burrowing into a teenager's skin during a trip to Florida. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at Mayo Clinic,...
It's Tick Season: Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Featured on Mayo Clinic Radio - Insights
On the June 2 broadcast of Mayo Clinic Radio, co-hosts Tracy McCray and Tom Shives, M.D., spoke with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Mayo Clinic Clinical Parasitology Lab, about common tick-borne diseases and how to prevent them.
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Advises How to Remove a Tick Quickly and Correctly - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, advises how to remove a tick quickly and correctly.
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Advises How to Avoid Bug-Borne Diseases This Summer - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, recently spoke with the Post-Bulletin about Lyme disease and West...
August 2023 - Hematopathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Hematopathology.
Pathways Case Studies: August 2023 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for August include the following sub-specialties: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology,...
August 2023 - Bone & Soft Tissue - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology.
July 2023 - Breast Pathology Case 1 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Breast Pathology.
July 2023 - Breast Pathology Case 2 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Breast Pathology.
July 2023 - Cytopathology and Pulmonary Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cytopathology & Pulmonary Pathology.
Our pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing, which is used to inform medication selection and dosing, has the potential to revolutionize medication selection for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
Mayo Clinic Minute: What Are the "ABCs" of Avoiding Ticks? - Insights
It's time to start preparing for what could be a bumper crop of ticks across the U.S. As the last of the winter's snow melts, ticks start coming up from under the grass looking for a blood meal. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Bobbi Pritt,...
Ticks and the Art of Finding Beauty in Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., spends her work hours identifying and diagnosing infectious diseases. In her free time, she celebrates their beauty by creating bug-related artwork and blogging about parasites.
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., on the Lone Star Tick: Mayo Clinic Radio "Health Minute" - Insights
In this Mayo Clinic Radio "Health Minute," Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at Mayo Clinic, explains how the lone star tick's bite can cause an allergic...
Tick Dragging with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights
On a recent tick drag with Minnesota Department of Health researchers, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and...
What You Should Know about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Insights
A Wisconsin woman has died of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in what Wisconsin health officials have confirmed is the first documented death from the infection in the state. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Sept. 18 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights Mayo Clinic researchers who conducted a study to characterize the clinical, pathologic, and survival implications of non-V600 BRAF mutations in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Oct. 16 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the role of deficient DNA mismatch repair status in patients with stage III colon cancer treated with FOLFOX adjuvant chemotherapy.
Classification of Kidney Stone Composition Using an AI Model - Insights
PACE / State of FLThis month’s “Virtual Lecture,” discusses how artificial intelligence can be utilized to classify kidney stones while demonstrating improvement in quality and patient safety.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: December 12 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Most patients with solitary bone plasmacytomas (SBP) progress to multiple myeloma (MM) after definitive radiation therapy as their primary treatment. Whether the presence of high-risk (HR) cytogenetic...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 26 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the effect of inorganic nitrite versus a placebo on exercise capacity among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 28 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiography and intraoperative surgical inspection of the unicuspid aortic valve.
Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., Provides Clinical Update on Ceramides - Insights
Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., Co-Director of Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, provides a clinical update on ceramides.