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This story is all too common on the soccer field and basketball court. A high school athlete jumps to get the ball, lands and blows out a knee. And most of that time those athletes are girls. Girls are four to six times more likely to suffer a certain kind of knee injury than boys. And that's why sports medicine specialists at Mayo Clinic developed a camp aimed at preventing knee injuries for young female athletes.
Few words can capture the grief a family feels when they lose a child. The family you're about to meet said good-bye to two-year-old Makayla when she died from a rare genetic disorder. Many genetic disorders can be caught early if babies are screened for them soon after birth. But newborn screening did not include the disorder Makayla had. And while there's no known cure for that condition, her family is passionate about promoting newborn screening in hopes of saving lives.
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In many high schools across the country there's a growing concern about kids dropping out of sports. Some say it's because pressure to win is just too much. Others say kids are simply burning out. A psychologist at Mayo Clinic has some tips on how to keep kids enjoying and thriving in sports.
Resource: Psychiatry and Psychology in Minnesota
The U.S. economy is largely based on science and engineering industries. But some experts say many schools don't have the tools to produce the quality scientists our economy needs. A doctor at Mayo Clinic is trying to change that. He's bringing teachers and students into his lab so they can work together to develop new curriculum. And this new line of study is all based on a tiny creature called the zebra fish.
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