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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases
Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of … Continue reading
By John Murphy |
Posted in Psychiatry/Psychology, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, Depression, Lee, Mayo Clinic, Obessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Tourette's Syndrome
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Celiac Disease Prevalence and Mortality
Celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is at least four times as common today as it was 50 years ago, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology. … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Research
Tagged Celiac Disease, Joseph Murray, Mortality, Prevalence
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Alzheimer's and Aging Subject of MPR Midmorning
Dr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Dr. Claudia Kawas, Neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, recently appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorninng program. Here is a link to the program: The 90+ … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Mayo Clinic, MPR, Petersen
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Mayo Clinic to Host Transform Health Care Innovation Symposium
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation will host Transform, a collaborative symposium on innovations in health care experience and delivery, Sept. 13–15, 2009. It will feature nationally recognized speakers on topics focused on innovation methodology and innovations in health care … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Events, Innovation
Tagged Center for Innovation, Clayton Christensen, Innovation, Mayo Clinic
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JAMA Editorial: Mayo Researchers Comment on Study Regarding Being Overweight or Obese and the Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Robert McWilliams, M.D., a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist and Gloria Petersen, PhD, a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist, published an editorial in the June 24 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The editorial commented on a study published in … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Jama, Mayo Clinic, Obesity, Overweight, Pancreatic Cancer
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Interviews with two Mayo researchers about recent breast cancer research
Australian broadcaster Dr. Norman Swan recently interviewed Mayo researchers Jim Ingle, M.D. and Celine Vachon, Ph.D., about breast cancer. Dr Celine Vachon, who’s a cancer epidemiologist at Mayo Clinic, studied breast density and the risk of getting breast cancer. Dr. … Continue reading
Mayo Clinic Recognized for Pediatric Care
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the nation’s best children’s hospitals, in rankings released today. Mayo’s pediatric practice was cited for excellence in Neurology & Neurosurgery (ranked 11th), Diabetes … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Pediatrics
Tagged Children's Hospitals, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Endocrine, Heart surgery, Mayo Clinic, neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, U.S. News, U.S. News & World Report
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Mayo Clinic Planning Facility in Mall of America Expansion
Mayo Clinic announced that it has signed a letter of intent to be part of the Phase II expansion of Mall of America®. Over the next 12 months, Mayo Clinic will define how the new facility will complement Mayo’s existing … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Events
Tagged Health Care Services, Mall of America, Mayo Clinic, MOA
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Mayo Genomic Discovery: Protecting Kidney Function During Heart Failure
Mayo Clinic cardiology researchers have found a peptide that helps preserve and improve kidney function during heart failure, without affecting blood pressure. Earlier variations of this peptide caused blood pressure to drop limiting the potential benefits to the kidneys. The … Continue reading
By Robert Nellis |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research
Tagged heart failure, Kidney Function, Mayo Clinic, Simari
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Treatment options should be carefully considered for blocked carotid arteries
Treatment options for patients diagnosed with partially blocked carotid arteries but without symptoms such as a mini-stroke, or transient blindness in one eye (amaurosis fugax), should be carefully considered and recommendation made on an individualized basis, according to a review … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Research
Tagged Stroke
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