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March 6, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 6, 2020
TIME, You Can Learn a Lot About Yourself From a DNA Test. Here’s What Your Genes Cannot Tell You by Libby Copeland — …What is a consumer to believe? A few years ago, Helix, originally a spin-out of genomics giant Illumina (which makes many of the chips and machines used to analyze DNA), unveiled a […]
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January 10, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 10, 2020
CNN, Losing one night’s sleep may increase risk factor for Alzheimer’s, study says by Sandee LaMotte — In a healthy person, tau and other toxins in the brain are cleared away during sleep, sort of like taking out the garbage. Losing sleep, or having disordered sleep in which sleep cycles are disrupted, can interfere with […]
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November 8, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 8, 2019
Quartz, Rare genetic mutations protected a woman from developing Alzheimer’s by Katherine Ellen Foley — This case study “leads us to think about the importance of such studies in relatively understudied populations,” says Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, a neurogeneticist with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, who was not involved with the study. Scientific knowledge of the […]
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May 17, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 17, 2019
Reuters, Home-based heart rehab may help patients who can’t get to clinics by Lisa Rapaport — “Patients who experience a cardiac event (such as a heart attack or heart surgery), should participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program,” said lead author of the statement Dr. Randal Thomas, medical director of the cardiac rehab program at the […]
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February 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 1, 2019
NBC News, Lowering blood pressure may help cut risk of early dementia, study finds by Shamard Charles, M.D. — Drastically lowering blood pressure may help protect memory and thinking skills later in life, researchers reported Monday — the first hopeful sign that it’s possible to lower rates of mental decline… “In very old people, we […]
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November 16, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 16, 2018
Reuters, New drug options, risk factors added to U.S. heart guidelines by Deena Beasley — The new guidelines are fairly “conservative” in recommending that the newer drugs be used only after other options, said Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, adding “I think that was the right approach.” The […]
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October 12, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 12, 2018
US News & World Report, Joining the Opioid Battle by Linda Marsa — Many hospitals, including Stanford Health Care, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins, have launched pain management boot camps that provide alternatives to painkillers for people suffering from chronic pain. These outpatient programs integrate traditional and complementary medicine techniques. The Mayo Clinic’s […]
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May 11, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 11, 2018
Toronto Star, A political prescription from the Mayo Clinic by Robin Sears — For the 1.3 million patients to whom the Mayo Clinic provides treatment each year, experience could not be more different than what we are used to in our hospitals. “Patient first” is not a marketing slogan, it is […]
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March 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 9, 2018
Slate, Type 1 Diabetes Is No Longer Just for Kids by Amy McKinnon — Exactly how many adults with Type 1 diabetes are misdiagnosed each year in the United States is hard to track. Regina Castro, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic, estimates that anywhere between 10 to 30 percent of adults […]
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February 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 9, 2018
Today.com, 5 tips that helped 2 women lose 95 pounds combined, by Meghan Holohan — Both women saw an ad for the annual challenge in the magazine — and were excited to be chosen. It kicked off eight months ago, and they started an eating and exercise plan designed by Joy Bauer and the Mayo Clinic […]
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