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Find news related to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news/?rss-feedid=6 en-us no The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees today welcomed Purdue University President France Córdova, Ph.D., as a new member and recognized four awardees of Mayo Clinic named professorships. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4793.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4793.html?rss-feedid=6 Fri, 9 May 2008 15:49:22 CDT Mayo Clinic's Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility will host former patients who have successfully undergone infertility treatment. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4792.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4792.html?rss-feedid=6 Fri, 9 May 2008 10:27:14 CDT Mayo Clinic's Board of Trustees today publicly announced Mayo Clinic's first comprehensive development campaign, including a $25 million leadership gift from the campaign's volunteer chair, emeritus trustee Bill Marriott. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008/4791.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008/4791.html?rss-feedid=6 Fri, 9 May 2008 09:20:50 CDT 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4790.html?rss-feedid=6 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-unknown/4782.html?rss-feedid=6 Fri, 2 May 2008 CDT Patients who are fighting a cancer of the blood or who have been cured, along with their family and friends, can have their questions answered at this event. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4778.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4778.html?rss-feedid=6 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:22 CDT The Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program features weekly music concerts for the enjoyment of Mayo Clinic patients, staff and the Rochester community. May's concerts will be held on Mondays from 12:10 to 1 p.m. at locations around the Mayo Clinic campus. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4777.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4777.html?rss-feedid=6 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:40:17 CDT The Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Family Cancer Education Center at Mayo Clinic invites you to include the following educational programs, events and support groups on your community calendars. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4773.html?rss-feedid=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4773.html?rss-feedid=6 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:07:43 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4764.html?rss-feedid=6 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:35:10 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4768.html?rss-feedid=6 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:52:41 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4751.html?rss-feedid=6 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:44:09 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4752.html?rss-feedid=6 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:38:17 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4753.html?rss-feedid=6 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:36:29 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4758.html?rss-feedid=6 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=6 http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2008-rst/4759.html?rss-feedid=6 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:48:13 CDT