Items Tagged ‘Individualized Medicine’
January 30, 2018
Twin Sisters Share a Diagnosis — Tay-Sachs Disease — and a Desire to Make a Difference
By In the Loop 
Katie and Allie Buryk lived with strange symptoms for years before learning they had Tay-Sachs disease. Now, the young women are devoted to raising awareness of the disease, and finding a cure.
Tags: Department of Neurology, Dr. Marc Patterson, Individualized Medicine, Tay-Sachs disease
August 1, 2017
Mayo Astrobiologist Uses NASA Experience in the Fight Against Cancer
By In the Loop
Dr. Marina Walther-Antonio arrived at Mayo Clinic with a NASA background, which she’s using in her quest to find better prevention and treatment options for gynecological cancers.
October 21, 2014
By In the Loop
All they wanted was a name. Something — anything — to call the mystery condition that plagued their young son. But appointment after appointment with local care providers had given Renata and Josiah Burdell little insight into what was happening with their son. Javrie, just 6 years old, was battling epilepsy, developmental delays, a weakened […]
Tags: Campaign for Mayo Clinic, genetic testing, Individualized Medicine