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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Two Mayo Physicians Publish JAMA Editorials
Two Mayo physicians, Veronique L. Roger, M.D., MPH, and Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., recently published editorials in the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA). Dr. Roger’s editorial, Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health, discusses that chronic diseases — specifically, cardiovascular diseases — … Continue reading
Mayo Researchers Find Anesthesia Not Harmful For Babies During Birth Process
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean delivery are not at any higher risk for later learning disabilities than children not delivered by Cesarean. These findings are recently reported in the journal “Anesthesiology.” “We found … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Pediatrics, Research
Tagged Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Cesarean, Childbirth, Flick, Mayo Clinic, Sprung
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Mayo Clinic Wins World Technology Network Award
Mayo Clinic was honored with a World Technology Network award in the Health & Medicine category on July 16, 2009 in New York City during the World Technology Network Summit and Awards Gala for Mayo’s magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) technology. … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Health Policy, Research
Tagged Magnetic Resonance Elastography, Mayo Clinic, MRE, Technology, World Technology Network
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Mayo Team Streamlines Early Stage Protocol Development Process
A Mayo Clinic project to eliminate wastes from the traditional system of protocol development has reduced turnaround time for clinical trials by 60 percent, as reported online in the June 29 issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology. The time needed … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Cancer, Research
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Repair Heart, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells. In this study, the researchers reprogrammed ordinary fibroblasts, cells … Continue reading
By Robert Nellis |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research
Tagged Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, iPs, Mayo Clinic, Nelson, Repair
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Mayo Clinic Hosting Social Media Summit with Ragan Communications
In October, Mayo Clinic is hosting a conference on social media in healthcare, co-sponsored by Ragan Communications, at our Scottsdale, Arizona campus. The event is called Healthcare Public Relations, Marketing & Internal Communications: A Social Media Summit. The pre-conference workshops will … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Events
Tagged Conference, Mayo Clinic, Ragan Communications, Social Media
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Mayo Researchers Find Race Has Role in Incidence, Survival of Rare Brain Tumor
The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to 49, than in white Americans, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the June … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Cancer, Research
Tagged brain tumor, Genetics, Mayo Clinic, O'Neill, Primary central nervous system lymphoma, Racial Differences
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A look at Ways of Treating Brain Tumors
Dr. Nadia Laack, a Radiation Oncologist, Mayo Clinic-Rochester, was interviewed recently by Australian broadcaster Dr. Norman Swan. The interview, which focused on treating brain tumors, including surgery and radiation therapy, is available here: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2009/2609586.htm. Share/Bookmark
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Cancer, Research
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Mayo Clinic Imaging Studies Look at Tools Which Could Accurately Diagnose Cognitive Impairment and Dementias and Predict Future Outcomes
Diffusion tensor MR imaging (DTI) provides information on the tissue microstructure in the brain. The data generated by this imaging technology may be helpful in differentiating between various forms of dementias and cognitive impairment in the future. One study looked … Continue reading
By Karl Oestreich |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, DTI, Imaging, Kantarci, Mayo Clinic
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