Category Archives: Research

Study Yields Insights Into Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu’s Arteritis


“I think it will change the way we understand the two diseases.” Continue reading

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Overeating May Double Risk of Memory Loss


Counting calories may do more than just help shrink your waistline. A new study from Mayo Clinic suggests that eating too much may double the risk for memory loss in people age 70 and older. “We observed a dose-response pattern … Continue reading

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What’s the Association Between ADHD and Anesthesia?


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to … Continue reading

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


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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Obesity Prevention Bus Makes a Stop in Minneapolis


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A rolling laboratory some people have nicknamed the “Obesity Prevention Bus” is bringing fitness to the office.   The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic today … Continue reading

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Finding Colon Cancer Before it’s Cancer


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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Obesity Lowers Survival Chances After Esophageal Cancer Surgery


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Clinic found. … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Physicians Named to National Melanoma Dream Team


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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Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Renew Historical Commitment


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

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Nanoparticles Help Mayo Clinic Researcher Deliver Steroids to Retina


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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