Lab Bench to Bedside

Complex medical issues like transplants, kidney disease, and cancer may be helped by knowing more about how cells communicate. When scientists are lucky, what ...

With a new gene-editing tool called CRISPR, scientists have the power to tweak the genomes of plants, animals and even humans. Read on to learn ...

Biobanks preserve our body's knowledge so it can pay dividends in the future.   Since antiquity physicians have analyzed patient specimens to diagnose ...

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

Researchers are continually learning more about the ability of stem cells to replace or repair damaged tissue. As ...

A great deal of research on physical activity suggests being active is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline, cancer, cardiovascular mortality, and mortality ...

How do you starve cancer? How does the body recognize “self”? What makes cells stop producing insulin? These are some of the unanswered, but fundamental questions ...

Diane Jelinek, Ph.D., is the new dean for research at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, responsible for all Mayo research activities and programs in the state. A self-described ...

The research laboratory of Mayo Clinic pediatric oncologist Richard J. Bram, M.D., Ph.D., was enjoying the kind of success many researchers hope for. His team ...

Only one resource in North America offers complete disease information about a real population spanning half a century. Only one repository can be used to ...