Monthly Archives: September 2008

Anthrax Vaccine Study Shows Fewer Side Effects

September 26th, 2008 - 9:13 pm

Reducing the number of doses of an anthrax vaccine and changing its administration to intramuscular injection resulted in comparable measures of effectiveness but with fewer adverse events, according to a study in the October 1 issue of JAMA. Gregory Poland, … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Elective Surgery after Stent Placement Should be Delayed

September 24th, 2008 - 11:29 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have studied the largest group of patients to date to understand the risk of non-cardiac elective surgery for those who have cardiac stents. The two papers, along with an editorial, are in the current issue of Anesthesiology. … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Mayo Clinic Receives Grant to Study Deep Vein Thrombosis

September 24th, 2008 - 8:31 pm

John Heit, M.D., a cardiovascular physician at Mayo Clinic, received today a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for its Genes, Environment and Health Initiative. Dr. Heit’s grant will be used to study the genome-wide association of … Continue reading →

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Garrison Keillor Narrates Mayo Brothers Documentary

September 23rd, 2008 - 9:33 pm

In conjunction with Heritage Days, Mayo Clinic will host red-carpet premiere showings of a new documentary film, “My Brother and I / The Founding of Mayo Clinic.” Narrated by Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor, “My Brother and I” tells the story … Continue reading →

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Study Identifies When Brain Aneurysms are Most Likely to Rupture

September 23rd, 2008 - 12:16 pm

A new international collaborative study led by Mayo Clinic found that the risk of a brain aneurysm rupturing over time depends on the location and size of the aneurysm. A brain aneurysm, also known as an intracranial or cerebral aneurysm, … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Rice | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Potential New Therapeutic Target

September 18th, 2008 - 1:26 am

A new Mayo Clinic study found that two particular enzymes were elevated in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). The levels of these enzymes also were associated with the patients’ levels of disability. This gives researchers new hope in developing … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Rice | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (10)

Genes Affect Weight Loss Drug Effectiveness

September 17th, 2008 - 6:02 pm

A study conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that obese patients with specific genetic make-up had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight. The findings are … Continue reading →

By Amy Tieder | Posted in Gastroenterology, Research | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

New Deep Brain Stimulation Sensor Measures Chemical Levels in the Brain

September 9th, 2008 - 8:46 pm

Updated 9/18/08 A Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) consortium of Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists and engineers developed a wireless sensor that can detect chemical activity in the brain. The new system, called a wireless instantaneous neurotransmitter concentration sensor (WINCS), is connected … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (8)

Mayo Clinic Surgeons Propose Measures for Indicating Quality of Lung Surgery

September 9th, 2008 - 5:15 pm

Even though 30,000 patients in the United States undergo lung surgery each year, no standard criteria exist to measure the quality of their care. In the current issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Quality, Research | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Molecular Breast Imaging More Effective than Mammography at Detecting Cancer in High-Risk Women with Dense Breasts

September 3rd, 2008 - 7:20 pm

In the largest-ever study to compare molecular breast imaging (MBI) to mammography, researchers have shown that MBI can detect three times as many cancers in women who have dense breast patterns on their mammogram and are at increased risk of … Continue reading →

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