Items Tagged ‘Dr. Ronald Peterson’
July 6, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for July 6, 2018
New York Times, My Daughter Has Mono. Is the Whole Family at Risk? by Roni Caryn Rabin — Mono, or infectious mononucleosis — often referred to as “the kissing disease” — is usually caused by a common virus called the Epstein-Barr virus, but “the vast majority of individuals infected by the virus don’t even know […]
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August 9, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 9, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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May 18, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
May 18, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations oestreich.karl@mayo.edu […]
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May 17, 2012
Mayo Alzheimer’s Expert Lauds New Federal Initiative
More than 5 million Americans are thought to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and now the federal government has set a new deadline to tackle the brain-wasting affliction. The National Alzheimer’s Plan set a goal of finding new treatments, prevention and new training for doctors by 2025. Dr. Ronald Peterson is director of the Mayo Clinic […]
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April 6, 2010
Scientists find new, inexpensive way to predict Alzheimer’s disease
Your brain’s capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer’s disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to scientists. “We have developed a low-cost behavioral assessment that can clue someone in to Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest stage,” said Michael Wenger, associate professor of psychology at Penn State. “MRIs can cost […]