Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Mayo Clinic Diet: Mythical No Longer

December 30th, 2009 - 2:51 pm

Update 1/4/10: the Mayo Clinic Diet book is a best-seller, ranking #2 on BarnesandNoble.com and #11 on Amazon.com. The Mayo Clinic Diet has been one of the great urban legends of the last half century, especially since the invention of email. … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Preventive Medicine | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

New Technique to Pinpoint Seizure Location and Improve Surgical Outcomes

December 29th, 2009 - 8:34 am

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new technique known as STATISCOM to identify seizure origins in the brain. The increased accuracy of STATISCOM over the SISCOM technique, used previously, improves surgical accuracy and increases probability of seizure freedom for patients … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Rice | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

Mild Cognitive Impairment – Ten Years Later

December 29th, 2009 - 8:33 am

Ten years ago, Mayo Clinic investigators published a seminal paper on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Since then, thousands of papers have appeared in the medical literature focusing on this early stage of cognitive disorders. According to Mayo Clinic scientists, understanding … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Rice | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

New Mayo Clinic President and CEO Addresses Rochester Media

December 18th, 2009 - 5:15 pm

Friday, December 18, 2009 Rochester, Minn. ― John Noseworthy, M.D., who moved into the president & CEO role at Mayo Clinic in November, conducted his first briefing with local media today. Mayo Clinic began a planned leadership transition last May … Continue reading →

By Karl Oestreich | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Led Study May Change Treatment For Some Breast Cancer Patients

December 8th, 2009 - 4:08 pm

Using Herceptin with chemotherapy, instead of after, clearly improves treatment of women with HER2+ breast cancer, and should be the new standard of care, says a Mayo Clinic researcher who led what is regarded to be a key clinical trial … Continue reading →

By Paul Scotti | Posted in Cancer, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Mayo Clinic Researchers Prove Key Cancer Theory

December 2nd, 2009 - 4:22 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have proven the long-standing theory that changes in the number of whole chromosomes — called aneuploidy — can cause cancer by eliminating tumor suppressor genes. Their findings, which appear in the current issue of the journal Cancer … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Cancer, Research | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Vitamin D Associated with Survival in Lymphoma Patients

December 2nd, 2009 - 8:58 am

A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival.  The results will be presented at the annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

By Amy Tieder | Posted in Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

Study Finds Constipation May Be Associated with Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

December 1st, 2009 - 1:07 pm

A Mayo Clinic study published in the November issue of Neurology found that constipation occurring as early as 20 years before the onset of motor symptoms is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. “This study is another piece … Continue reading →

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