collaborative research study

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

A collaborative research study among investigators at Wayne State University, the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that steroids attached to the dendrimers targeted the damage-causing cells associated with neuroinflammation, leaving the rest of the eye unaffected and preserving vision.

(Mayo Clinic) The design of a consultation room can improve the quality of a visit to the physician's office.

A collaborative research study developed by Nurture by Steelcase and Mayo Clinic, was conducted to understand the extent to which a consultation room designed to support present-day clinical encounters could affect the consultation between patients and clinicians.

The results of this randomized trial, the first of its kind, will appear in the October issue of Health Environments Research and Design Journal.