Rochester Epidemiology Project

Where you live may affect whether you receive the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine, suggests a new study published in the journal Vaccine. The first human papillomavirus (HPV) [...]

Spinal cord injury is a life-changing medical event that affects almost 18,000 people in the U.S. each year. Medical advances are improving prognosis for these patients, pushing care forward [...]

The human body has two adrenal glands, one atop each kidney as illustrated in the drawing above. These tiny organs produce hormones that help the [...]

Our immune system is designed to repel disease, but occasionally it malfunctions. One potential result of an immune system overreaction is sarcoidosis—the growth of inflammatory [...]

In a study recently published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic researchers report that cases of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – [...]

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 [...]