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May is Stroke Awareness Month

May 14th, 2012 - 4:17 pm

May is Stroke Awareness Month, held to draw attention to the fact that in the United States, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death, killing over 133,000 people each year, and a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. … Continue reading →

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Stroke prevention program helps patients reduce risk factors

April 25th, 2012 - 10:53 am

  In this video, Dr. Kelly Flemming discusses a stroke program that was studied at the Mayo Clinic. Patients in the stroke prevention program were likelier to follow a prescribed diet and exercise than those receiving traditional care, Mayo researchers … Continue reading →

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Structured resident sign-out during shift changes improves patient care

April 24th, 2012 - 1:11 pm

In this video, Dr. Brian Moseley discusses a study of a new structured sign out system for resident shift changes. The study was presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in New Orleans. In the study, junior residents … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic: REM Sleep Disorder Doubles Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson’s

March 13th, 2012 - 2:42 pm

Journalists:  For audio and video resources, see bottom of this post. People with symptoms suggesting rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder have twice the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or Parkinson’s disease within four years of diagnosis with the … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic and partners to explore new ways to predict and control seizures

March 6th, 2012 - 2:03 pm

Mayo Clinic and partners from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Pharmacy, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and NeuroVista Corporation have been … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most

January 25th, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Above, Dr. Rosebud Roberts, Mayo Clinic neurologist and epidemiologist, discusses the findings of research study about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).  The study, “The Incidence of MCI Differs by Subtype and is Higher in Men,” which was published in the Jan. … Continue reading →

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Finding Colon Cancer Before it’s Cancer

January 18th, 2012 - 3:42 pm

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. More accurate and more sensitive.  When it comes to cancer screenings, those are two attributes you really want.  Well, results of two studies suggest that a … 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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Mayo Clinic Research Improves Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica

December 1st, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified critical properties of neuromyelitis optica, a potentially debilitating neurological disease. The findings could help physicians better care for the thousands of patients around the world with NMO. The paper was published in the journal, Proceedings … Continue reading →

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