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Mayo Clinic Wins Grant to Study Ethics of Sharing Genetic Test Results with Relatives

October 10th, 2011 - 8:46 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A team of researchers, Gloria Petersen, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic, Barbara Koenig, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and Susan Wolf, J.D., of the … Continue reading →

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NEJM publishes article on Mild Cognitive Impairment practice at Mayo Clinic

June 9th, 2011 - 8:59 am

In the June issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ron Petersen presents an article reviewing the clinical problem of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).  Mild cognitive impairment represents the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.  The journal article features … Continue reading →

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Mild Cognitive Impairment is More Common in Men

August 31st, 2010 - 3:04 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Mayo Clinic Study Continues to Refine Most Effective Methods to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

July 6th, 2009 - 1:53 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that the clinical criteria for mild cognitive impairment is better at predicting who will develop Alzheimer’s disease than a single memory test. This is one more piece of information to aid in the identification … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer's and Aging Subject of MPR Midmorning

June 25th, 2009 - 6:15 am

Dr. Ron Petersen, Director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Dr. Claudia Kawas, Neurologist at the University of California, Irvine, recently appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorninng program. Here is a link to the program: The 90+ … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Named Among Top 100 in Field

March 19th, 2009 - 2:23 pm

A new study in the March 2009 issue of Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, measures the scientific productivity and impact of the top 100 Alzheimer’s disease investigators in the world.  Five current or former Mayo Clinic researchers were included on the list of most … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected

July 15th, 2008 - 5:47 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study has found that the number of new cases of mild cognitive impairment is approximately 5 percent per year. This is higher than the anticipated 1 or 2 percent incidence rate and highlights the urgency for … Continue reading →

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