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Find news related to research at Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news/?rss-feedid=9 en-us no Mayo Clinic researchers say they've found a way to reduce the acquisition of the clostridium difficile infection and drop its frequency to a fraction of what it had been. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5706.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5706.html?rss-feedid=9 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:07:28 CDT A growing number of medical centers that have access to stroke specialists are transmitting their expertise to rural communities via audio/video telemedicine consultation, with significant clinical results, according to a new clinical study that examined trials conducted in Arizona and California. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5704.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5704.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:31:12 CDT Using sophisticated techniques that scan the genomes of patients, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found that a gene appears to either help protect against development of Alzheimer's disease, or promote the disorder depending on the level of gene in the brain. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5703.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5703.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:29:59 CDT Body size, gender and the complexity of heart disease significantly influence how much cumulative radiation skin dose that patients receive during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) therapy, also known as angioplasty, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5696.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5696.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:57:27 CDT A team of Mayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents placed to treat blockages in their coronary arteries. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5695.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5695.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:45:51 CDT In a study published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers report that they have found a link between mild to moderate hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and mortality in critically ill patients. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5694.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5694.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:48:17 CDT Mayo Clinic is forming a new permanent professorship to augment cancer research that will focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce the incidence of cancer. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5690.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5690.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:58 CDT Mayo Clinic researchers today presented findings about significant instances of hospitalization and surgery following motocross injuries to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 2010 Annual Meeting. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5689.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5689.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:34 CDT Researchers have found that obesity leads to more aggressive colon cancer and that the risk differs between men and women. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5688.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5688.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:44:16 CDT Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5687.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5687.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:27:51 CDT A significant milestone was reached at Mayo Clinic on Thursday, Feb. 25, when a New Mexico man became the 100th patient to be the recipient of a living donor liver transplant at Mayo Clinic Hospital. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5686.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-sct/5686.html?rss-feedid=9 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:12 CDT Mayo Clinic has been designated a comprehensive epilepsy treatment center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5683.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5683.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:37:32 CDT For his work contributing to a potential new treatment approach for Parkinson's disease, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's Research has awarded a $500,000 grant to a neuroscientist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5681.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5681.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:09:34 CDT Mayo Clinic is launching two research-based consumer applications (apps) for iPhone and iPod Touch this quarter, the first in a variety of mobile health products and services supporting the goal of making Mayo's expertise available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5680.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5680.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:19:45 CDT A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5672.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5672.html?rss-feedid=9 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:53:25 CDT Researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found that PKC-iota (PKCi), an oncogene important in colon and lung cancers, is over-produced in pancreatic cancer and is linked to poor patient survival. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5663.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-jax/5663.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:04:12 CDT Saint Marys Hospital and Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital recently received re-verification as Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, respectively, by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5665.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5665.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:38:32 CDT The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics is awarding nearly $5 million in state funded research support to six new investigative teams in 2010. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5664.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5664.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:18:15 CDT Mayo Clinic researchers along with collaborators from Life Technologies are reporting on the application of a new approach for sequencing RNA to study cancer tumors. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5662.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5662.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:44:51 CDT Mayo Clinic reports its - and Minnesota's - first lung transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) in the February issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5623.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5623.html?rss-feedid=9 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:06:31 CDT