News Releases — Florida

2010

December 2010

• Researchers Find Gene That Protects Against Dementia in High-risk Individuals
• Mayo Clinic Announces Beanie Baby Plush Toy Depicting Dr. Jack the Helping Dog
• Mayo Clinic and FSU Study Best Way to Help African-American Dementia Caregivers
• Mayo Clinic's Campus in Florida Achieves National Recognition for Hospital Performance in Safety and Quality

November 2010

• New Insight into the Cause of Common Dementia Found by Researchers at Mayo Clinic
• Surgeons Say Assistance of Robotic Arm Device Customizes Partial Knee Replacement Surgery, Restoring Natural Function
• Mayo Clinic Announces Proton Beam Therapy Program
• Mayo Clinic to Announce Major Investment in Advanced Patient Treatment Facilities
• Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Earns Accreditation Renewal

October 2010

• Tumor Suppressor Acts as Oncogene in Some Cancers, Say Mayo Clinic Researchers
• Mayo Clinic Finds Early Success with Laser That Destroys Tumors with Heat
• Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Researcher Awarded V Foundation Grant

September 2010

• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Low-Cost HER2 Test, if Positive, All That is Needed
• Testing for Neurologic Disorders Expands at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic and UNF Host Sixth Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship

August 2010

• Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop New Laboratory Cell Lines to Study Treatment for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

July 2010

• Mayo Clinic in Florida Named in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2010-2011
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Dementia in Diabetics Differs from Dementia in Nondiabetics

June 2010

• Five Mayo Clinic Cancer Scientists Awarded Florida Research Funds
• Mayo Clinic's Campus in Florida Tops Patient Satisfaction Surveys

May 2010

• National Trial Shows Carotid Artery Surgery and Stenting Equally Effective in Preventing Stroke
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Gene They Believe is Key to Kidney Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Genetic Secrets to Common Kidney Cancer
• Mayo-led Research Team Develop Agents That Keep Insulin Working Longer
• Mayo Clinic Researcher Details Next-Era Advances in Use of Scopes for Cancer Detection

April 2010

• HER2 Testing for Breast Cancer: Information for Patients

March 2010

• Mayo Clinic Breaks Ground for Extended-stay Patient Housing Facility on Florida Campus
• Virtual Biopsy Probe System is 'Almost Perfect' in Detecting Precancerous Polyps During Colonoscopy, Mayo Researchers Say
• Using New Approach, Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Level of Gene Alters Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
• MRI Finds Tumors in Second Breast of Women Diagnosed with Cancer in One Breast, Mayo Clinic Researchers Say
• Mayo Clinic Designated Top Epilepsy Treatment Center
• Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Mayo Clinic Researcher Grant to Advance Parkinson's Disease Research

February 2010

• Blacks Much Less Likely to Know They Have Heart Condition or to Use Treatment for It, Says Mayo Clinic Researcher
• Mayo Clinic Finances Rebound in 2009
• Mayo Clinic's 2009 Financials
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Oncogene is Important in Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Spread
• Mayo Clinic Trustees Re-elects Members, Honor New Named Professors
• ALS Care at Mayo Clinic Named Center of Excellence — The First in Florida

January 2010

• Mayo Clinic Raises $1.35 Billion in First-Ever Comprehensive Philanthropy Campaign