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April 15, 2021 · Leave a Comment
‘Disease in a dish’ research to advance regenerative solutions for MS
A desire to stop the debilitating, life-changing symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) inspires Charles Howe, Ph.D., to take his investigation beyond standard research in the quest for regenerative therapies that protect nerves and promote healing. Dr. Howe’s team at Mayo Clinic seeks to answer whether axons — the neuronal wires that send brain signals to […]
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Tags: #Dr. Charles Howe, #Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #multiple scleroris, #stem cell research
April 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The pivotal role of nursing in regenerative medicine
Nurses are uniquely positioned to counteract a pandemic of chronic diseases by integrating regenerative medicine into patient care, a Mayo Clinic study finds. To execute this pivotal role, the stalwarts on the frontlines of health care should stay abreast of research, be trained in regenerative education and embrace new regenerative technologies, according to the paper […]
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Tags: #Dr. Andre Terzic, #Dr. Linda Chlan, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #nursing research, #Regenerative nursing, #Ryannon Frederick
April 1, 2021 · Leave a Comment
A new class of regenerative scientists
Mayo Clinic has achieved an important milestone in its mission to provide first-of-its-kind, rigorous education in the field of regenerative science and medicine. Five students have been selected as the inaugural scholars in the newly established Regenerative Sciences Track within the Ph.D. Program of the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Mayo Clinic’s Center […]
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Tags: #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, #Regenerative Sciences Ph.D. track, Dr. Isobel Scarisbrick
March 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Regenerative approaches to improving corneal transplantation
Mayo Clinic is refining corneal transplantation surgery nearly a century after it first pioneered this groundbreaking procedure to restore vision. Corneal transplants, which were among the first successful organ transplants, are considered one of the earliest forms of regenerative medicine. Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine is a catalyst for advancing regenerative procedures like corneal […]
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Tags: #Dr. Leo Maguire, #Fuchs' dystrophy, #full thickness corneal transplants, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #partial thickness corneal transplants
February 25, 2021 · Leave a Comment
From advanced-practice provider to regenerative medicine innovator
It’s not often that an advanced-practice provider is the teacher and a physician is the student. What some may consider a role reversal is one of many ways that Jennifer Arthurs, a nurse practitioner for Mayo Clinic’s Regenerative Medicine Therapeutic Suites in Florida, is at the vanguard of a new wave in medical practice. Regenerative […]
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Tags: #bone marrow aspirate concentrate, #Dr. Shane Shapiro, #Jennifer Arthurs, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Mayo Clinic Regenerative Medicine Therapeutic Suites, #platelet rich plasma, #Regenerative Medicine Patient Consult Service
January 21, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Tapping regenerative sciences to unlock mysteries of peripheral neuropathy
Mayo Clinic is using regenerative sciences to unravel the mysteries of peripheral neuropathy and deliver new cures for a painful disease that affects millions of Americans. Nathan Staff, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist, is leveraging stem cells to recreate neuropathy in a petri dish to trace the origins of a common disorder rooted in […]
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Tags: #Center for Regenerative Medicine Biotrust, #chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Nathan Staff, #peripheral neuropathy, #Regenerative medicine
December 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A regenerative detour for lymphedema
Mayo Clinic is refining its regenerative approach to treating lymphedema, a debilitating buildup of fluid after cancer treatment. Research by Antonio Forte, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic plastic surgeon, seeks to better pinpoint who is most likely to benefit from surgery aimed at regenerating a faulty lymphatic system. Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine supports […]
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Tags: Antonio Forte, Breast cancer, lymphedema, lymphovenous bypass surgery, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine
November 19, 2020 · Leave a Comment
How COVID-19 empowered regenerative sciences students for success
Training the workforce of the future is a strategic priority of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine. Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from outside the classroom. This year, regenerative sciences students readily adapted to a stealthy foe that exploded on the scene, seemingly from nowhere. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a rapid conversion to online […]
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Tags: Claudia Manriquez Roman, Dileep Monie, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Scientist Training Program, Naga Rallabandi, Regenerative Sciences Training Program
November 12, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Could regenerative medicine provide a new approach to diabetes care?
November is National Diabetes Month, a time to reflect on new ways to manage a chronic condition that affects young and old. Mayo Clinic is applying a regenerative lens to advancing diabetes care beyond routine blood checks and standard insulin therapy. Quinn Peterson, Ph.D.; Aleksey Matveyenko, Ph.D.; and Alexander Revzin, Ph.D., are collaborating on a […]
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Tags: Aleksey Matveyenko, Alexander Revzin, beta cells, cell replacement therapy, insulin replacement therapy, islets, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, Quinn Peterson, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes
October 8, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Delivering innovative stem cell therapy to slow vision loss
The regenerative eye scientist, Alan Marmorstein, Ph.D., is drawn to research by the need to find new cures for diseases. As an aspiring researcher, he never envisioned his investigative journey would take him down the path of testing ways to prevent or restore loss of eyesight. However, a post-doctoral lab assignment, a National Eye Institutes […]
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Tags: age-related macular degeneration, alan marmorstein, best disease, macular degeneration, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, stem cell therapy, wet macular degeneration