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Research Proves It: Better Mood, Longer Life

February 13th, 2012 - 9:22 am

I was recently reading through an issue of Science magazine (yes, I do that occasionally) and came across an article about a published study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that found that happy people really do live … Continue reading →

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Mayo Alzheimer’s Expert Featured in Nature

January 23rd, 2012 - 9:50 am

We couldn’t let this one go by without commenting. Ron Petersen, M.D.,Ph.D.,  head of Mayo’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, is the subject of a Q&A article in Nature. As head of the new national task force on Alzheimer’s, he minces no … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Studies Identify Risk Factors in Rising Trend of Liver Cancer

January 3rd, 2012 - 3:22 pm

Two Mayo Clinic studies published in the January 3 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings offer a clearer picture of the rise of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, which has tripled in the U.S. in the last three decades and … Continue reading →

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Mayo Research Teams Highlighted in Science

December 22nd, 2011 - 2:46 pm

Science, the general research journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has highlighted three Mayo Clinic research teams in its year-end issue, out today online. The editors chose Mayo’s recently published discovery on ridding the … Continue reading →

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The Outlook on Multiple Myeloma

December 22nd, 2011 - 11:53 am

The December 15 issue of the journal Nature includes special “Outlook” section focusing on multiple myeloma. According to the National Cancer Institute, multiple myeloma or plasma cell myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States accounting … Continue reading →

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The Power Within the Microbiome

December 1st, 2011 - 11:07 am

Don’t look now, but you’re not alone.  You may think that it’s just you in those clothes, in that body, but it’s not.  Instead, you are a Supraorganism.  Sound scary?  Not really. A supraorganism is a group of individual organisms … Continue reading →

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Ophthalmology Insights

November 10th, 2011 - 2:44 pm

The American Academy of Ophthalmology recently wound up its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida — final attendance exceeded 24,000. As part of Mayo Clinic’s participation in the event, our interviewers, bloggers and videographers showcased key leaders in the organization. The … Continue reading →

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Mayo Scores Two Hits in Nature Issue

November 3rd, 2011 - 11:13 am

Mayo Clinic publishes its findings in the top journals, but it isn’t every week that we have two papers in a single issue of Nature. Mayo Drs. Jan van Deursen, Darren Baker and James Kirkland have what’s being called an important … Continue reading →

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The Eyes Have It — An Inside look at the ophthalmology meeting

October 22nd, 2011 - 11:53 pm

Medical society meetings reflect the specialties they are intended to serve. In the case of the 115th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, we have thousands of people in one building focused on one organ (or two, if … Continue reading →

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Mayo and India’s CSIR Ink Research Pact

October 19th, 2011 - 10:52 am

  The rising sun crept into the historic Plummer Library as the Indian delegation entered. Portraits of Mayo’s founding physicians peered down on the assembling group. Eleven members of India’s Council for Science and Industry Research (CSIR) were visiting Mayo … Continue reading →

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