Discovery's Edge Winter Issue

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

What Brain Repair May Mean for Multiple Sclerosis
One discovery leads to another. For years physicians thought the human brain couldn't regenerate cells. Now there are implications elsewhere in the nervous system.

Snake Medicine
How venom from the green mamba led to a new hormone-based drug that treats heart failure and kidney failure at the same time.

Technology Behind the Medicine
From the first CT heart scans to innovative cancer treatments, Mayo Clinic's medical engineers continue to create the technology to make it all happen.

Taking Research to Patients
How do you conduct clinical research when the patient isn't in the clinic? Just one of the hurdles overcome by innovation, support and the right kind of team.

Medical Edison
As part of his regular job Randy Stroetz invents sealed chambers and "laser traps." It's all happening in the back room and helping doctors save lives.

Discovery's Edge, Mayo Clinic's online research magazine, highlights stories of leading medical investigators. Many features cover ongoing projects long before they reach the journals. Science writers and medical reporters seeking story ideas will want to check out the articles, which span a wide range of conditions and feature visuals they can use in their own publications.

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