Monthly Archives: December 2011

Mayo Clinic Physicians Named to National Melanoma Dream Team

December 16th, 2011 - 2:14 pm

Mayo Clinic’s Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D. and Svetomir Markovic, M.D., Ph.D. have been named to The Stand Up To Cancer (SUTC) and Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) Melanoma Dream Team. The Dream Team, an all star line up of national melanoma … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Allergy

December 16th, 2011 - 9:33 am

 Douglas Nelson. M.D. Adela V. Taylor. M.D. ___________________________________________________________________________ Douglas Nelson. M.D. – a specialist in pediatrics and adult allergies Allergy/Immunology Pediatrics  Media Experience: Local media interviews (both LIVE and taped) for all media outlets (radio, TV, newspaper, magazine).  To schedule … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Renew Historical Commitment

December 15th, 2011 - 3:41 pm

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic today hosted University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, Ph.D., to sign a renewal of a memorandum of understanding, tour Mayo Clinic, and meet with University of Minnesota students who are training and practicing at Mayo … Continue reading →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Education, History, Research | Leave a comment

Feeling blue? Mayo Clinic doctor talks seasonal affective disorder

December 13th, 2011 - 3:52 pm

Journalists, scroll to the bottom of the blog for broadcast quality audio and video of Dr. Auger discussing SAD. When fall colors fade and winter rolls in with its increasingly cold temperatures and dwindling daylight, there’s a good chance you’ve … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic breaking ground for $182 million Proton Beam Therapy facility in Phoenix

December 13th, 2011 - 8:09 am

Mayo Clinic will break ground for a cutting edge cancer therapy facility on December 13 at its hospital campus in Phoenix. Construction begins this month for a massive $182 million facility to house Mayo Clinic’s Proton Beam Therapy program – … Continue reading →

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Nanoparticles Help Mayo Clinic Researcher Deliver Steroids to Retina

December 7th, 2011 - 8:55 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, a Mayo Clinic researcher … Continue reading →

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Obesity may play a role in poor breast cancer outcomes

December 6th, 2011 - 10:14 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, according to a study presented at the 2011 … Continue reading →

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From the Outside In: Mayo Clinic Collaboration Finds Multiple Sclerosis Often Starts in Brain’s Outer Layers

December 5th, 2011 - 3:36 pm

Multiple sclerosis (MS) may progress from the outermost layers of the brain to its deep parts, and isn’t always an “inside-out” process as previously thought, reported a new collaborative study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic. … Continue reading →

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The Signing in Stockholm

December 2nd, 2011 - 12:50 pm

This morning the president of Karolinska Institutet signed the document formalizing the collaborative programs and platform between her university and Mayo Clinic. Mayo’s president signed in the United States and the executive deans for research and education presented the document … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Honored For Outstanding Patient Care

December 1st, 2011 - 4:32 pm

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today received a prestigious 2011 Picker Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Patient-Centered Care. The Picker Awards honor premier organizations for recognizing and acting on the acute need to improve the patient’s health care … Continue reading →

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