Monthly Archives: January 2013

Kinecting with Annerieke, Part 5

January 31st, 2013 - 4:05 pm

Annerieke Heuvelink, Ph.D. is a researcher with the Dutch institution TNO, who is spending a year at Mayo Clinic working in the HAIL Laboratory, a partnership between Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation, Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and … Continue reading →

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Researchers Gather to Learn More About Lou Gehrig’s Disease

January 21st, 2013 - 2:22 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida and the University of Florida have shed new light on the genetic and molecular underpinnings of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The findings were … Continue reading →

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Fecal transplants vs. C. diff.

January 18th, 2013 - 10:08 am

Nature is touting the first randomized clinical trial to show that fecal transplants are more effective than standard antibiotic treatment against that modern scourge of the gut, Clostridium difficile. The article by Ed Yong on Jan. 16 details the paper by … Continue reading →

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National Research Study on Lung Cancer Prevention

January 11th, 2013 - 2:07 pm

Mayo Clinic in Rochester is a member of the Cancer Prevention Network (CPN) and is participating in a national research study on lung cancer prevention. You may be eligible to participate in this research study if you: are age 45–79 … Continue reading →

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