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The Greatest Medical Resource You’ve Never Heard Of: Rochester Epidemiology Project


It’s the medical resource behind discoveries that have affected patients around the globe, treasured by researchers and funded by the National Institutes of Health for nearly 50 years: the Rochester Epidemiology Project. This comprehensive medical records pool makes Olmsted County, … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Finds Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women from Strokes


Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is always a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause.  … Continue reading

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Study Finds Constipation May Be Associated with Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease


A Mayo Clinic study published in the November issue of Neurology found that constipation occurring as early as 20 years before the onset of motor symptoms is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. “This study is another piece … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Study Finds Anemia Might Be Associated With Development of Parkinson’s Disease


Results of a new Mayo Clinic study support an association between anemia experienced early in life and the development of Parkinson’s disease many years later. The findings were presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Seattle on April … Continue reading

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