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Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction

Mayo Clinic research identified a powerful new way to improve the prediction of a patient’s long-term cardiovascular disease risk by enhancing a routinely performed imaging test with artificial intelligence (AI). Heart disease develops over time and remains the leading cause of death worldwide, so identifying risk early is critical to preventing heart attack, stroke
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New study links genetic variation to chemotherapy-related liver damage in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases

A new international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified a genetic factor that may explain why some patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver experience more severe liver damage after chemotherapy.   For patients with colorectal liver metastases, surgery offers the best chance of long-term survival. To improve outcomes, many […]
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Mayo Clinic and Stanford researchers develop first blood test to map tumor “neighborhoods,” improving prediction of therapy response

Mayo Clinic and Stanford Medicine researchers have developed the first blood test to map the complex ecosystem surrounding cancer cells, offering a more accurate way to predict which patients will benefit from immunotherapy. Their study’s findings, published in Nature, represent a major advance in precision oncology and could help guide treatment decisions across
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At what age does Alzheimer’s disease begin?

Subtle biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease may begin as early as the late 50s — decades before memory loss or other symptoms appear — according to new research from Mayo Clinic.   The study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, maps when key brain and blood-based changes tend to accelerate […]