Monthly Archives: June 2008

Fargo Boy Receives Heart Transplant…Twice

June 25th, 2008 - 10:05 am

Today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune has a story about a 20-month old boy from Fargo, N. Dakota who was airlifted to Mayo Clinic because of severe heart failure resulting from dilated cardiomyopathy. He was listed for a heart transplant. Organ donation … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Advances Understanding of Measles Virus Mechanism

June 23rd, 2008 - 1:06 pm

Nature covers Mayo Clinic research released last week in its current on-line front page: The infectious romp that the measles virus takes through the body doesn’t need to involve the airways, as was previously thought. Instead, the virus prefers to … Continue reading →

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Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signal Shows Promise in Obesity

June 23rd, 2008 - 11:17 am

A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to bariatric surgery, according to findings published the current issue of the journal Surgery. In a six-month open label … Continue reading →

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Unmarried Women from Rural Areas are at Higher Risk for Depression

June 11th, 2008 - 4:54 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts.  This lower health status often includes greater instances of self-assessed feelings of depression.  James Rohrer, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic’s department … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Research on Link Between Leptin and Cardiovascular Disease

June 9th, 2008 - 5:34 pm

Leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite, appears to be associated with cardiovascular disease, say researchers at Mayo Clinic. According to findings published in Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, adults with high levels of leptin in their blood appear to have … Continue reading →

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Drugs Being Tested for Alzheimer's Disease Work in Unexpected, Beneficial Ways

June 9th, 2008 - 12:10 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic, with their national and international collaborators, have discovered how a class of agents now in testing to treat Alzheimer’s disease work, and say they may open up an avenue of drug discovery for this disease and … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Trials Should Include Patient Important Outcomes

June 3rd, 2008 - 2:52 pm

According to results of a Mayo Clinic study published June 4 in JAMA, which analyzed results from more than 400 randomized clinical trials, less than one out of five included patient-important outcomes as primary endpoints. Victor Montori, M.D., a Mayo … Continue reading →

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