Daily Archives: June 23, 2008

Mayo Clinic Advances Understanding of Measles Virus Mechanism

June 23, 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 replicate in immune cells. This finding potentially paves the way for new and better cancer treatments [...]

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Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signal Shows Promise in Obesity

June 23, 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 trial involving three medical centers in Australia, Mexico and Norway, the 31 obese participants who received [...]

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