February 21, 2019
Mayo Clinic finds better way to reprogram stem cells
By Karl Oestreich
Post-Bulletin by Anne Halliwell “If we’re going to successfully use reprogrammed stem cells to treat patients in the clinic, we need to ensure that they are safe and effective, that is, not prone to the risk of mutation and potential tumors,” Dr. Patricia Devaux, a Mayo Clinic molecular scientist and senior author of the article, […]
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Tags: Dr. Patricia Devaux, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Post Bulletin, regenerative medicine
February 15, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 15, 2019
By Emily Blahnik
STAT, New voices at patients’ bedsides: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple by Casey Ross — Mayo Clinic, one of the pioneers of voice in health care, built an Alexa-enabled program to deliver first aid instructions to consumers. More recently, it has begun piloting the use of the technology to deliver post-discharge instructions to patients recovering […]
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Tags: Alexa, alzheimer's disease, Amy Klobuchar, Barney Barnhart, black history month, blood sugar, Carson Wentz, Cathy Deimeke, cholla cactus, CREST, Criss Ross, Donna Marathon