Mayo Clinic Find news related to research at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic newsbureau@mayo.edu http://www.mayoclinic.org/rss/images/mc-logo.gif http://www.mayoclinic.org Newsfeed provided by mayoclinic.org. Click to visit. Find news related to research at Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news/?rss-feedid=9 en-us no The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has awarded the 2008 Potamkin Prize to Clifford Jack Jr., M.D., professor of radiology in Rochester, for his research in Alzheimer's disease. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4790.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4790.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 6 May 2008 14:50:35 CDT A new stroke rapid-response protocol developed by Mayo Clinic helps maximize a patient's survival and well-being, and helps to minimize brain damage and disability. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-unknown/4782.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-unknown/4782.html?rss-feedid=9 Fri, 2 May 2008 CDT As part of a multicenter trial sponsored by Bioheart, Inc., Mayo Clinic is investigating a new cell implantation procedure that could potentially return all or part of their former vitality. Mayo is the first center in the Southwest enrolling patients in this study. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4779.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4779.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:05:29 CDT A new Mayo Clinic study has confirmed that ipsilateral hypothalamic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may be an option for patients with a difficult form of medically intractable headache attacks. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4756.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4756.html?rss-feedid=9 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:46:18 CDT Mayo Clinic researchers are part of a national consortium that will focus on developing innovative medical treatments for American war wounded. Mayo's role will emphasize bone and peripheral nerve regeneration. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4764.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4764.html?rss-feedid=9 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:35:10 CDT Mayo Clinic physicians in Arizona were part of a new study to develop a clinical prediction model to identify stroke mimics. Doing so can allow physicians to deliver more targeted therapy. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4754.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-sct/4754.html?rss-feedid=9 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:12:13 CDT A production laboratory founded by the Minnesota Partnership has transferred its first potential therapy - a medication for multiple sclerosis - to a processing plant in Minnesota. This step will complete purification of material to fully enable translation from preclinical to clinical development. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4768.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4768.html?rss-feedid=9 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:52:41 CDT Two new international studies by researchers at the Mayo Clinic site in Florida are rounding out the notion that Parkinson's disease is largely caused by inherited genetic mutations that pass through scores of related generations over hundreds, if not thousands of years. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-jax/4762.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-jax/4762.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:38:27 CDT A new Mayo Clinic study found that regular physical exercise may help protect against mild cognitive impairment, a disorder of the brain that affects nerve cells involved in thinking abilities. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4751.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4751.html?rss-feedid=9 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:44:09 CDT A new Mayo Clinic study found that young-onset dementia often is caused by neurodegenerative or autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, but only rarely by Alzheimer's disease. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4753.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4753.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:36:29 CDT Three new Mayo Clinic studies find that REM (rapid eye movement) sleep behavior disorder is associated with anxiety, apathy, lower scores in attention and executive functioning, as well as symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The findings will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Chicago on April 15. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4752.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4752.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:38:17 CDT Smoking puts older women at significant risk for loss of DNA repair proteins that are critical for defending against development of some colorectal cancers, according to research from a team led by Mayo Clinic scientists. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4758.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4758.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:57:02 CDT Deadly and difficult to treat, liver cancer has long resisted attempts by researchers to develop ways to prolong life and prevent recurrence. But Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, reports in the April issue of Hepatology that the protein sulfatase 2 (SULF2) may provide one of the keys needed to begin the design of new therapies. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4759.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4759.html?rss-feedid=9 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:48:13 CDT Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research findings published recently in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4750.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4750.html?rss-feedid=9 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:18:34 CDT In the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University examine the role that bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract play in regulating weight and the development of obesity. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4741.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4741.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:39:27 CDT A new Mayo Clinic study finds that patients who are 50 or older and take multiple immunosuppressive medications for inflammatory bowel disease have a higher risk for developing infections. The study is published in this month's issue of Gastroenterology. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4745.html?rss-feedid=9 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4745.html?rss-feedid=9 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:42:26 CDT