Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was just diagnosed with Graves' disease, but I don’t know much about it. I want to be supportive and educate myself. What is Graves' disease, and how does it affect the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was just diagnosed with Graves’ disease, but I don’t know much about it. I want to be supportive and educate myself. What is Graves’ disease, and how does it affect the ...

Research teams at Mayo Clinic campuses help patients with medical illness to adapt to their medical conditions and implement positive lifestyle changes.

Learn about genetic studies of cognition risks related to Alzheimer's disease in in Mayo Clinic's Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration Lab led by Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D., Ph.D.

The Mayo Clinic’s Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases was first implemented in 2018. Implementation of the Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD) and the Genetic Testing ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It’s the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid.

In a study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers have identified specific DNA-level changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using advanced biological ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious lung infection caused by Legionella bacteria. While most people exposed to the bacteria don’t get sick, some people are at higher risk of infection and potentially ...

It still remains to be seen whether the sci-fi genre is correct and artificial intelligence will one day rise up against the human race, but in the meantime, AI just might save your life. An algorithm ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic study has found that Alzheimer's-related brain changes can progress up to 20 times faster in women who also have abnormal levels of a Parkinson's-related protein. This ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is typically marked by a slow decline in memory and cognitive ability over a number of years, a small subset of patients faces a dramatically different – and far more ...