Monthly Archives: April 2010

Mayo Researchers Find Candidate Gene Culprits for Chronic Pain

April 30th, 2010 - 10:48 am

Chronic pain severely limits patients’ quality of life and is among the cost drivers in U.S. health care. Patients can suffer pain without an apparent cause and often fail to respond to available treatments. Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators now … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic study finds 50 percent drop in need for second liver transplant for Hepatitis B patients using antiviral therapy

April 29th, 2010 - 1:00 pm

Treatment to reduce recurrence of hepatitis B appears to improve liver transplant outcomes for some patients, according to a Mayo Clinic study. “We found that in patients with hepatitis B, the number of patients who were listed for a second … Continue reading →

By Ginger Plumbo | Posted in Research, Transplant | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Study Shows Liver Transplant Center Impacts Patient Outcomes

April 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm

For patients in need of a liver transplant, their choice of a transplant center can make a noteworthy difference in their outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the American Transplant Congress under way May 1-5 in San … Continue reading →

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HD Medicine

April 28th, 2010 - 3:49 pm

Just as cameras and televisions have been reinvented in the last decade with improved optics, sharpness and brightness, so have the tiny imaging scopes that physicians use to peer into the body’s nooks and crannies — its organs and digestive … Continue reading →

By Kevin Punsky | Posted in Cancer, Gastroenterology, Research | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Stool DNA Testing Could Play Expanded Role in Colon Cancer Prevention

April 28th, 2010 - 8:53 am

Research teams led by Mayo Clinic have demonstrated for the first time that two types of colorectal pre-cancers can be detected through noninvasive stool DNA testing. The two studies being presented demonstrate that stool DNA testing may be useful for … Continue reading →

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Shorter Work Shifts Could Aid in Detection of Colon Polyps

April 28th, 2010 - 8:52 am

A shorter daily shift schedule for endoscopists, the physicians who perform colonoscopies, avoids a decrease in the polyp detection rate as the day progresses, research from Mayo Clinic indicates. The findings, which have implications for endoscopist scheduling, were presented by … Continue reading →

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Ah-ha Moment Leads to New Tumor Testing Standards

April 22nd, 2010 - 9:36 am

In a front-page April 19 story, the New York Times describes the “moment of truth” that Dr. Edith Perez, a breast cancer oncologist and researcher at Mayo Clinic, Florida, had in 2001 about the quality of tests given around the … Continue reading →

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Inflammation in Post-Surgical Peripheral Nerve Disorders

April 14th, 2010 - 8:12 am

The development of peripheral nerve disorders following surgery is typically attributed to mechanical factors such as compression, stretching or transection during surgery, but new Mayo Clinic research has shown that inflammatory mechanisms may play a role in some cases. Peripheral … Continue reading →

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Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease are Different in Men and Women

April 13th, 2010 - 7:47 am

A new Mayo Clinic study found that there may be a difference between men and women in the patterns of risk factors for Parkinson’s disease. In men, the most important factors were lifestyle and occupational risk factors acting independently. By … Continue reading →

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Two-Drug Combo Doubles Crohn’s Disease Remission

April 8th, 2010 - 9:33 am

A study led by Mayo Clinic suggests remission from Crohn’s disease may be more likely if patients get biologic therapy, combined with immune-suppressing drugs first, instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone. The study, published in the April 15, 2010, issue of … Continue reading →

By Amy Tieder | Posted in Gastroenterology, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (3)