MPR
At Mayo, a bonanza of medical records is set to grow even larger
by Lorna Benson

Since 1966, the Mayo Clinic has collected as many medical records as possible in Minnesota's Olmsted County to generate powerful studies that help save lives. The Rochester Epidemiology Project has a treasure trove of close to 600,000 medical records…After nearly 50 years of success, the project is expanding to include patients from seven other southeastern Minnesota counties, which will help researchers broaden its database.

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Public Affairs Contact: Sharon Theimer

NBC Nightly News
Researchers discover genes linked to deadly cancers

Gene variations know to affect risk for some of the deadliest cancers may soon lead to new blood tests that determine how much a person is at risk, NBC's Robert Bazell reports. Dr. Sandhya Pruthi is interviewed.

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MPR, Scientists find new gene markers for breast, ovarian, prostate cancer

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Press Release: New DNA Sequences Hone In On Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk: Mayo Clinic

Context: Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified new DNA sequences associated with breast cancer— the most common cancer among women, with an average risk of developing the disease of 10 percent — and ovarian cancer, the most common cause of death from gynecological cancers in the U.S. The findings, which appear in three studies in the journals Plos Genetics and Nature Genetics, will help reveal the underlying causes of these diseases and help researchers build better risk models to support new prevention strategies.

Public Affairs Contact: Joe Dangor 

Star Tribune
Shriners, Mayo join forces for pediatric care
by Jeremy Olson

Today, the Mayo Clinic announced that the Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Twin Cities would be the first pediatric hospital to join its national, collaborative Mayo Clinic Care Network…“Both Mayo Clinic and Shriners have a heart for kids, and we’re excited to know that this new collaborative step together will increasingly benefit our young patients,” said Dr. Christopher Moir, director of Mayo's Children's Center. “Combining the knowledge of Mayo Clinic and Shriners experts can only benefit outcomes for patients who are the most vulnerable among us."

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News Release: Shriners Hospital for Children - Twin Cities Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network

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Reuters
Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia
by Kathryn Doyle

Previous studies have found short-term benefits of exercise for fibromyalgia, a poorly understood disorder that includes joint pain, tenderness, fatigue and depression and affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But many fibromyalgia sufferers fail to keep up with exercise programs out of fear that it will worsen pain, Dr. Eric Matteson, a rheumatologist who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health. "This study shows that if they're able to stay with the exercise program in the long term it actually is helpful to them," said Matteson, chair of the department of rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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