Tag Archives: clinical trials

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 →

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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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“Tent” Trials for Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 8:08 am

The Mayo Everest Research Team has spent the last several weeks learning how the body reacts to extreme altitude by testing National Geographic and The North Face climbers preparing to summit Mt. Everest. But before they left to set up … Continue reading →

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Mayo Research Participant Safeguards Recognized Nationally

March 30th, 2011 - 3:29 pm

I opened my research newsletter here today and saw this opening line:  Mayo Clinic has received Full Accreditation status from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). We are always encouraging people to participate in research. One … Continue reading →

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