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Postpartum Stroke Study at Mayo Clinic

February 15th, 2013 - 3:22 pm

“Postpartum stroke” is a stroke that occurs within six weeks of giving birth. Strokes are a focal brain problem causing loss of function, which occurs because of occlusion of the blood vessel causing lack of blood flow. As a consequence, … Continue reading →

By Gina Chiri-Osmond | Posted in About, Findings, Innovations, Uncategorized | Tagged birth, Blood, Brain, clinical research, clinical study, clinical trials, female, neurology, peripartum, postpartum, postpartum stroke, pregnancy, research, stroke, woman, women | Leave a comment

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 →

By Gina Chiri-Osmond | Posted in About, Findings, Innovations, People, Uncategorized | Tagged cancer, Cancer Prevention Network, clinical research, clinical trial, clinical trials, Dr. David Midthun, lung, Mayo Clinic research, medical research, myo-inositol, National Cancer Institute, pulmonary, research, research study, respiratory, Science, study | Comments (2)

Arrival in Nepal: First blog post and photo from Mayo Everest team

April 19th, 2012 - 6:34 pm

From Mayo Everest team member Bryan Taylor, Ph.D. Abu Dhabi international airport, 7am. Our team is huddled around a small table chugging coffee or alternative caffeinated beverage, eating a random assortment of pastries, and trying to get a WiFi connection … Continue reading →

By Shawn Bishop | Posted in About, Events, People, Progress Updates | Tagged altitude sickness, heart disease, Mayo Clinic on Everest, National Geographic, physiology, research, The North Face | Leave a comment

From Rochester to Abu Dhabi

April 17th, 2012 - 11:57 am

Mayo Clinic On Everest- Plus 1 – Mayo’s Everest Expedition team left Minnesota yesterday with a warm sendoff from friends, family and media. Sporting new haircuts and Mayo baseball caps, they posed for cameras, did interviews and signed the … Continue reading →

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Science and Adventure Await

April 16th, 2012 - 12:16 pm

In just a few hours boxloads of laboratory and testing equipment will be on its way to Nepal, along with the six members of Mayo Clinic’s first scientific expedition to Mount Everest. Last minute packing was still happening this … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in About | Comments (3)

Mayo team leaves tomorrow for Mount Everest

April 15th, 2012 - 1:32 pm

In just over 24 hours Mayo Clinic’s six-person scientific expedition will depart for Mount Everest. The team headed by Bruce Johnson, Ph.D. will leave from the airport in Rochester and, if all goes well, should be in Kathmandu, Nepal in … Continue reading →

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Climbers try out monitoring devices; Team Mayo adds one

March 30th, 2012 - 4:39 pm

The Everest climbers on the North Face-NatGeo team are trying out Mayo’s monitoring devices while make other preparations in Katmandu, Nepal. The device, developed at Mayo, will help track their vital signs while on the mountain. To see them modeling … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Studies Climbers on Everest to Help Heart Patients at Home

March 21st, 2012 - 1:26 pm

It’s a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical technologies. It’s also the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest’s extreme altitude puts climbers under the same conditions experienced by patients suffering … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in About, Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, extreme athletes, extreme medicine, heart disease, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, pulmonary edema, sleep disorders | Comments (3)

Mayo Clinic Heading to Mount Everest

March 17th, 2012 - 5:59 pm

Mayo Clinic will be sending five scientists to monitor a team of climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest this spring. The goal is to learn more about the physiology of humans at high altitude in order to help patients with … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in About, Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, cardiology, Mayo, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic research, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, pulmonary edema, remote monitoring, sleep disorders, The North Face | Leave a comment

Raymond Iezzi, Jr., M.D. Receives Visionary Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness

March 16th, 2012 - 1:08 pm

Congratulations to Raymond Iezzi, Jr., M.D.! Dr. Iezzi is being honored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness with the organization’s 2012 Visionary Award. Dr. Iezzi is a consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He holds the academic … Continue reading →