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Mayo Clinic MASSFIX - Insights

Learn more about matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and the identification of plasma cell disorders.

New tests launched in February - Insights

In February 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced fourteen new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Week in Review: April 1 - Insights

Today's Highlights Include: Walz signs ALS bill by senator with the disease, Health Fusion: A farm family's journey from tragedy to gratefulness through organ donation, and google Search will soon let you book checkups and other medical...

Pathways Case Studies: March 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for March include the following sub-specialties: Breast Pathology, Cytopathology,...

Week in Review: April 21 - Insights

Top highlights include: Millions expected to lose dental care coverage, overdose deaths of elderly on the rise, and Minnesota Health Department urges caution for well owners as flood waters rise.

AAIC 2022 - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers an innovative testing solution for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease. Learn more at the AAIC 2022 tradeshow.

Week in Review: February 24 - Insights

Today's Highlights Include: Ozempic running low for diabetes patients as weight-loss use surges, and Rochester public schools gets $1.9M for mental health scholarships.

Week in Review: February 3 - Insights

Today's Highlights Include: President Biden to End Covid-19 Emergencies On May 11, and Children’s Minnesota Received $3 Million Grant To Address Pediatric Health Disparities.

Pediatrics - Insights

Find out how our pediatric oncology testing was designed to deliver individualized insights to confirm diagnosis and guide treatment.

Own your lab - Insights

It delivers insights that put patients on the right pathway. It drives revenue that can bolster the financial stability of the hospital. It elevates the standards of care in the communities it serves – but only if you recognize your lab’s...

New tests launched in March - Insights

In March 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced eighteen new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Sherri Hawkins - Insights

With nearly 30 years at Mayo Clinic, Sherri Hawkins has served in a wide range of laboratory-related roles. Beginning as a laboratorian on the bench and now serving as Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) manager, Sherri has been able to...

December 2022 - Clinical Informatics - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Clinical Informatics.

Alzheimer's Disease CSF Biomarkers - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Alicia Algeciras, Ph.D., DABCC, and Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., DABCC, discuss Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: June 7 - Insights

Featured abstract: Nuclear GSK-3β and oncogenic KRas lead to the retention of pancreatic ductal progenitor cells phenotypically similar to those seen in IPMN.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 7 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Membranous nephropathy in syphilis is associated with neuron-derived neurotrophic factor.

Week in Review: February 10 - Insights

Today's Highlights Include: USDA proposes new nutrition standards for school meals, virtual care system designed for COVID-19 grows into a multiuse digital health tool, and Mayo Clinic explores use of artificial intelligence. Is It Hype Or...

Using metal detectors to ward off wayward specimens - Insights

To safeguard patient samples, staff in Mayo Clinic’s Histology Laboratory devised an inventive way to ensure that none of the paraffin-embedded blocks processed in the lab ever ends up in the trash.

Pathways Case Studies: October 2022 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for October include the following sub-specialties: Cardiovascular Pathology,...

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,...

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 19 - Insights

This week's research roundup features: Structural Cardiac Abnormalities in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation-Flutter and Myocardial Injury.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research: May 3 - Insights

Featured abstract: An overview of the clinical presentation, pathology, and the current therapeutic approach of the main representative disorders in the spectrum of glomerulonephritis.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: April 26 - Insights

Top highlights include: Arrhythmia variant associations and reclassifications in the eMERGE-III sequencing study.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: May 17 - Insights

Top highlights include: Rapid exclusion of acute myocardial injury and infarction with a high sensitivity cardiac troponin T in the emergency department.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: May 10 - Insights

Top highlights include: Genome-wide association study reveals novel genetic loci: a new polygenic risk score for mitral valve prolapse.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: May 24 - Insights

Top highlights include: Monoclonal and oligoclonal anti-Platelet Factor 4 antibodies mediate VITT.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: June 14 - Insights

Featured Abstract: Associations of amyloid and neurodegeneration plasma biomarkers with comorbidities.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: May 31 - Insights

Featured abstract: Substance use screening in transplant populations.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 7 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Maintenance of remission and risk of relapse in Myeloperoxidase-positive ANCA-associated Vasculitis with kidney involvement.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 21 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Performance comparisons of methylation and structural variants from low-input whole-genome methylation sequencing.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 14 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Novel through-the-scope suture closure of colonic Endoscopic Mucosal resection defects.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 28 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Elementary overview of heavy metals.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: January 18 - Insights

Today's Topic Features: Clinical, histological and molecular profiling of different stages of alcohol-related liver disease.

MCL @Work: Brie LaJoye - Insights

Brie LaJoye began her career with Mayo Clinic in 2018 as an intern and has been with the organization for nearly six years. She currently works as a Laboratory information system (LIS) technical specialist, managing lab instrumentation,...

MASS-FIX - Insights

Learn more about matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and the identification of plasma cell disorders.

MASS-FIX - Insights

Learn more about matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and the identification of plasma cell disorders.

Testing for Antibodies to SS-A/Ro in Autoimmune Diseases - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Anne Tebo, Ph.D., discusses recent updates in the testing for anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Pathways Case Studies: June 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for June include the following sub-specialties: Gastroenterology Pathology,...

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: June 21 - Insights

Featured Abstract: A dynamic 3-factor survival model for acute myeloid leukemia that accounts for response to induction chemotherapy.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 29 - Insights

This Feature Includes: Preclinical modeling in glioblastoma patient-derived xenograft (GBM PDX) xenografts to guide clinical development of lisavanbulin-a novel tumor checkpoint controller targeting microtubules.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 22 - Insights

This Feature Includes: A clinically compatible drug-screening platform based on organotypic cultures identifies vulnerabilities to prevent and treat brain metastasis.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 15 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Activity of a hypochlorous acid-producing electrochemical bandage as assessed with a porcine explant biofilm model.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 28 - Insights

This week's Research Roundup features: Laboratory and metabolic investigations.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 15 - Insights

This Feature Includes: Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data.

Collaboration that changes lives: Elyn Simmons - Insights

Working together, Mayo Clinic laboratory medicine specialists and clinicians helped Elyn Simmons get her life back — and welcome two new lives to the world.

New tests launched in January - Insights

In January 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced twenty five new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Dr. Vanda Lennon - Insights

A pioneering researcher, Dr. Vanda Lennon has spent five decades delving into questions of neuroimmunology. Today, she continues that work as director of the Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory...

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Tim Brantner - Insights

Before he arrived at Mayo Clinic, Tim Brantner worked for a variety of organizations outside of health care. He joined Mayo Clinic Laboratories 14 years ago to help tell the labs’ story.

MCL @Work: Becca Johnson - Insights

Becca Johnson, a dedicated project manager, joined Mayo Clinic in 2014, driven by a desire to contribute to an organization making a global impact. With BioPharma Diagnostics, Becca oversees large projects, ensuring efficient sample...

MCL @Work: Tamara Staley - Insights

Eight years ago, Tamara Staley joined Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Cardiovascular Sales team selling CV diagnostic testing to community hospitals. Now, she leads sales for Hematology and Oncology’s Central Region. Tamara is proud to help...