News Releases — Florida

2011

December 2011

• 'Rare' Brain Disorder May Be More Common Than Thought, Say Mayo Clinic Scientists
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Help Lead Innovative 'Dream Team' Effort to Find New Treatment for Metastatic Melanoma
• Breast Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Florida Receives National Accreditation
• Proteins Do Not Predict Outcome of Herceptin Treatment in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
• Mayo Clinic: Obese Patients with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer May Have Worse Outcomes
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Drug Duo Kills Chemotherapy-resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
• Mayo Clinic Makes Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Available to HIV-infected Patients

November 2011

• Mayo Clinic Named a Top Liver Transplant Center
• Mayo Clinic Trustees Welcome New Member and Re-Elect Another
• Anti-clotting Drugs Do Not Increase Bleeding Risk in GI Procedure, Mayo Study Finds

October 2011

• Mayo Clinic: Short Training Course Significantly Improves Detection of Precancerous Polyps
• Mayo Clinic Esophageal Cancer Patients Support Each Other Through Facebook Group
• Use of Over-the-Counter Thyroid Support Pills is Risky, Mayo Clinic Researcher Finds
• Mayo Clinic Heart Specialists Use Cold Therapy to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
• Mayo Clinic Celebrates 25 Years in Florida

September 2011

• Medical Society to Honor Mayo Clinic Neuroscientist
• Genetic Defect Linked to Dementia, ALS
• Mayo Clinic Enters Collaboration that Takes Aim at Lou Gehrig's Disease
• Scientists Discover Genetic Mutation that Causes Parkinson's Disease

August 2011

• Mayo Clinic Finds Genetic Variation That Protects Against Parkinson's Disease
• Mayo Clinic Examines Why Knee Osteoarthritis Afflicts More Women Than Men

July 2011

• U.S. News Names Mayo Clinic in Florida the Top Hospital in Jacksonville
• Mayo Researchers: Genetic Mutation Linked to Parkinson's Disease
• Mayo Clinic Announces Opening of New Freestanding Sleep Disorders Center on its Jacksonville Campus

June 2011

• Possible Susceptibility Genes Found in Neurodegenerative Disorder
• Mayo Clinic-led Research Team Tests Alternative Approach to Treating Diabetes
• Mayo Clinic, NCCTG Find No Tie Between PTEN and Response to Breast Cancer Drug

May 2011

• Mayo Clinic Earns Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence

April 2011

• May is Stroke Awareness Month
• Mayo Clinic Announces Gift from Ruthe and Nathanial Leek Estate to Support Construction of the Florida Simulation Center
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Mayo Clinic Strengthen Relationship by Expanding Network Options

March 2011

• $1 Million Gift to Spur Dementia Disorder Research
• Mayo Clinic Announces Official Opening of Gabriel House of Care on its Jacksonville Campus
• Mayo Clinic Researcher Honored with Prestigious Award for Dementia Research

February 2011

• Mayo Clinic Receives Re-accreditation as Certified Stroke Center

January 2011

• Feast or Famine: Researchers Identify Leptin Receptor's Sidekick as a Target for Appetite Regulation