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    27 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pm
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  • Philanthropy Right Under My Nose

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    makalajohnson
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    “I live in Rochester, MN. I live very close to the downtown area, which means I can easily walk a few blocks and be submerged in Mayo Clinic history and the future of medicine and science. As I was looking up at the Gonda building, I became ashamed. I didn’t know who was behind the gift of this magnificent structure, or what inspired these people to donate so generously to the welfare of humanity as a whole. These people who donate to the institutions for medical research and education are the most forward thinking of our kind, yet go almost unnoticed by people such as myself. It…

  • An Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility Using rTMS in Adolescents With Depression

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    Miriam Wuensch
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Christopher A. Wall, M.D., with the departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses a study that suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a safe, feasible, and potentially effective adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant MDD in some adolescents. A related trial, Investigation of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depressed Adolescents, is currently recruiting participants. This research proposal aims to better understand the neurobiology of depression in adolescents and…

  • Mayo Alzheimer’s Expert Featured in Nature

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    Robert Nellis
    23 Jan 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 words about the burden of the disease on the nation and how it will only get worse as the Baby Boomers age. Calling it an impending “health crisis,” he also says that diseases don’t rear their head at ideal economic times, but it’s something we’ll have to deal with.

  • Dr. Mark Frye on Seasonal Affective Disorder

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    14 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pm
    Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend on Saturday, January 21st,  will feature Mayo Clinic psychiatrist,  Dr. Mark Frye and Dr. Robert Auger, discussing seasonal affective disorder. The program will be posted here Monday, January 30th.
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  • “Know Your Numbers” is National Anthem of Heart Month

    Lee Aase
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am
    Friday, Feb. 3 is National Wear Red Day®, the kickoff for February Heart Month, when Americans raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women. Consider the facts: 80 million Americans – about 1 in 3 adults – have some form of heart disease. Every day, 2,200 Americans die of heart disease – an average of one death every 39 seconds. Heart disease kills nearly five times as many women as does breast cancer. Mayo Clinic has developed an unofficial national anthem for Heart Month that brings home the message in a fun and memorable way. The music video already has more…

  • Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most

    briankilen
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pm
    Above, Dr. Rosebud Roberts, Mayo Clinic neurologist and epidemiologist, discusses the findings of research study about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).  The study, “The Incidence of MCI Differs by Subtype and is Higher in Men,” which was published in the Jan. 25, 2012, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology The study found MCI was more common in men. Her team is interested in finding who is most at risk for MCI. Since MCI is a risk factor for dementia, and large numbers of the baby boomer generation are reaching this age, physicians are looking…

  • Obesity Prevention Bus Makes a Stop in Minneapolis

    Robert Nellis
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:43 pm
    Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A rolling laboratory some people have nicknamed the “Obesity Prevention Bus” is bringing fitness to the office.   The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic today revealed the first phase of a multi-step study designed to make increased activity part of our everyday lives. The motor-home sized lab carries all the tools to measure body mass, fat content and fitness levels.    A couple dozen Minneapolis office workers are the first volunteers to be studied to see if adding stand-up work stations can help…
 
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  • Philanthropy Right Under My Nose

    makalajohnson
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    “I live in Rochester, MN. I live very close to the downtown area, which means I can easily walk a few blocks and be submerged in Mayo Clinic history and the future of medicine and science. As I was looking up at the Gonda building, I became ashamed. I didn’t know who was behind the gift of this magnificent structure, or what inspired these people to donate so generously to the welfare of humanity as a whole. These people who donate to the institutions for medical research and education are the most forward thinking of our kind, yet go almost unnoticed by people such as myself. It…

  • Investigating Mysterious Symptoms and Naming the Culprit

    makalajohnson
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:35 pm
    My name is Cindy W. I was recently seen by Dr. Randall Edson in the Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Department. I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Edson! He spent 2 hours with me listening to all the details of how I had been sick for the past year. He is kind and affirming. I have never had a doctor in my lifetime ever listen to me in that way. He is warm and caring. When he made his diagnosis he looked up information on the computer and showed me in great detail what he believed had happened to me, how it happened and what the treatment needed to be. I also saw two…

  • Christmas Miracle: Woman sings opera with new teeth and jaw

    makalajohnson
    23 Dec 2011 | 11:47 am
    After this opera singer noticed something on her chin and asked her dentist to take an x-ray, they found an ossifying fibroma that had taken over all of her lower jaw. Susan Taborn needed to have her entire lower jaw and most of her bottom teeth removed. Mayo Clinic doctors and surgeons used her fibula to construct a new jaw. Susan now received a new set of bottom teeth, just in time for Christmas! Watch her inspiring story below: Listen to her singing here:

  • Mayo Graduate Student – Trip to Ecuador

    makalajohnson
    22 Dec 2011 | 8:47 am
    Amy Saleh, M.D. went to Ecuador as part of the Mayo International Heath Program within the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education. She recounts this surgical trip experience, where they focused on children with cleft lip and cleft palate.

  • Mayo International Health Program Testimony – Experience in Kenya

    makalajohnson
    19 Dec 2011 | 11:07 am
    Mira Keddis, M.D. was originally from Egypt, went to Texas for her medical school training, and came to Mayo Clinic for her residency training. Then, the Mayo International Health Program (MIHP) offered her the opportunity to travel abroad as part of her education. In the below video, she relays lessons learned from her trip to Kenya.
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  • An Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility Using rTMS in Adolescents With Depression

    Miriam Wuensch
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Christopher A. Wall, M.D., with the departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses a study that suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a safe, feasible, and potentially effective adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant MDD in some adolescents. A related trial, Investigation of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depressed Adolescents, is currently recruiting participants. This research proposal aims to better understand the neurobiology of depression in adolescents and…

  • Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials: Lucentis-Avastin Trial

    Miriam Wuensch
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:22 pm
    Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., with the Department of Ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and study principal investigator at Mayo Clinic, discusses first-year results from the National Eye Institute–funded study of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Findings indicate that bevacizumab (Avastin), a drug commonly used off label to treat new blood vessel growth due to wet AMD, is as effective as ranibizumab (Lucen­tis) for the treatment of AMD when given at the same dosing schedule. An article about the study was published in the May 19, 2011 issue of The New England…

  • Inflammatory cortical demyelination in early multiple sclerosis

    Miriam Wuensch
    15 Dec 2011 | 3:31 pm
    Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D. of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses a study that provides definitive evidence that inflammatory disease of the gray matter commences early in the pathogenesis of some cases of multiple sclerosis. An article about the study was published in the Dec. 8, 2011 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. ABSTRACT Background Cortical disease has emerged as a critical aspect of the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, being associated with disease progression and cognitive impairment. Most studies of cortical lesions have…

  • Comparing focused ultrasound and uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids

    Miriam Wuensch
    29 Sep 2011 | 10:37 am
    Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D. of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic discusses a study comparing focused ultrasound and uterine artery embolization in premenopausal women with symptomatic uterine fibroids: Comparing focused ultrasound and uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids — Rationale and design of the Fibroid Interventions: Reducing Symptoms Today and Tomorrow (FIRSTT) trial. A description of the study, which is currently in the phase of active recruitment, is published in the September 2011 issue of Fertility and Sterility. ABSTRACT Objective To present…

  • Practical suicide-risk management for the busy primary care physician

    Miriam Wuensch
    31 Aug 2011 | 10:23 am
    Timothy W. Lineberry, M.D. of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic discusses the prevalence of suicidal behavior and risk within the general population in a primary care practice and reviews the basics related to management and assessment of suicide risk behavior. The paper was published in the August 2011 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. ABSTRACT Suicide is a public health problem and a leading cause of death. The number of people thinking seriously about suicide, making plans, and attempting suicide is surprisingly high. In total, primary care clinicians write more…
 
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  • Mayo Alzheimer’s Expert Featured in Nature

    Robert Nellis
    23 Jan 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 words about the burden of the disease on the nation and how it will only get worse as the Baby Boomers age. Calling it an impending “health crisis,” he also says that diseases don’t rear their head at ideal economic times, but it’s something we’ll have to deal with.

  • Decade of Discovery featured on Minnesota Public Radio

    Robert Nellis
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:55 am
    UPDATE:  MPR is hosting a live web chat with Mayo’s Dr. Robert Rizza along with experts from the University of Minnesota today at 1pm Central Time. Here is the link to join the conversation with reporter Lorna Benson and some of the top diabetes specialists in the state:   http://live.mprnews.org/Event/Diabetes_Prevention_and_Care Public radio medical correspondent Lorna Benson’s long-awaited 5-part series The Burden of Diabetes airs this week throughout Minnesota. Not only does she effectively cover the risks related to this growing health problem, she delves into the research…

  • Rajiv Kumar, M.D. Receives 2012 John Phillips Memorial Award

    Gina Chiri-Osmond
    6 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    A huge congratulations goes out to Rajiv Kumar, M.D., a consultant in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Departments of Internal Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Kumar is the 2012 recipient of the John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine. This award is given by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of internal medicine. In case you were interested in knowing a little bit more about this highly esteemed award, it was established by the…

  • Rochester Healthy Community Partnership

    jenniferschutz
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:51 am
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester Public Schools’ Hawthorne Education Center, Winona State University and various community agencies are working together to identify opportunities to improve the health of immigrant and refugee families in  Rochester. To support this partnership and research, the National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to Rochester Healthy Community Partnership, a collaboration that includes community-based organizations, local health service organizations and academic institutions.  The partnership will develop exercise and nutrition programs with immigrant and refugee…

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

    colettegallagher
    3 Jan 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 has a 10 to 12 percent five-year survival rate when detected in later stages.   The studies were funded by the National Institute of Health and the Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities.
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  • Dr. Mark Frye on Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Newsletter Editor
    14 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pm
    Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend on Saturday, January 21st,  will feature Mayo Clinic psychiatrist,  Dr. Mark Frye and Dr. Robert Auger, discussing seasonal affective disorder. The program will be posted here Monday, January 30th.

  • Dr. Keith Johansen: Cervical Health

    stacytheobald
    7 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    This Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend episode features Mayo Clinic physician, Dr. Keith Johansen. Medical Edge Weekend 1-14-12

  • Dr. Michael Ackerman on Long QT Syndrome

    Newsletter Editor
    31 Dec 2011 | 12:30 pm
    This Medical Edge Weekend episode features Mayo Clinic cardiologist, Dr. Michael Ackerman, talking about Long QT Syndrome. Medical Edge Weekend 1-7-12 To hear Dr. Ackerman talk about Long QT syndrome, click here.

  • Heart Health with Dr. Stephen Kopecky

    laureljkelly
    24 Dec 2011 | 10:25 am
    This Saturday’s Medical Edge Weekend program is a “best of” on heart health with Dr. Stephen Kopecky. Medical Edge Weekend 12-31-11

  • Dr. Philip Hagen on Home Remedies

    Newsletter Editor
    20 Dec 2011 | 8:55 am
    This Saturday’s Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend is a “best of” with Dr. Philip Hagen talking about home remedies. Medical Edge Weekend 12-24-11
 
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  • 2012 Mayo Graduate School PhD Interviews

    Danielle Miranda
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:59 pm
    Mayo Graduate School (MGS) students are prepared and excited for the upcoming interview weekends. We have a busy schedule ahead of us with many fun-filled activities. Each interviewee will have several meetings with Mayo Clinic principal investigators to get an idea of the research at Mayo. Additionally, the investigators will evaluate if the candidate is a good fit for MGS. As students, we enjoy getting the chance to share what we like best about MGS. Representatives from the Mayo Clinic Arizona (Danielle Miranda/Patrick Blackburn), and Mayo Clinic Florida (Magda Cichon/Melissa Murray) are…

  • 2011 GSA Symposium: September 22!

    Joseph Dolence
    16 Sep 2011 | 10:42 am
    Thursday, September 22, 2011 will be a great day of exchanging ideas, thinking about science, and enhancing graduate education at Mayo Clinic. It is the graduate students’ annual symposium! Here is the schedule of events. If you can make it, that would be wonderful. Channing Der, our distinguished lecturer is excellent, and it should be a great talk to here. He is excited about being asked by Mayo students to talk. So without further adiou, here is the schedule of events–hope to see you there! Click this link to pull up the schedule. MGS_Symposium_2011  

  • Shuttle from Arizona State University to Mayo Clinic Campus

    Danielle Miranda
    6 Sep 2011 | 10:58 pm
    Fall 2011 Tempe to Mayo Shuttle Schedule Monday – Friday August 16 – December 14, 2011 TEMPE                                                       MAYO 8:00 am first pick-up                             9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m.                                                  10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.                                                 12:00p.m. 12:45…

  • Welcome Jenny Ho

    Danielle Miranda
    28 Aug 2011 | 12:41 pm
    The Mayo graduate students at Arizona are excited to introduce Jenny Ho who will serve as the Arizona-Education Administrator. Jenny will be replacing Leanne Andreasen as the go to person for graduate school questions, support, and administration. Jenny Ho was born in Illinois and moved with her family to Northern California’s Bay Area at a young age. She went to UCLA, graduated with a double major in Psychology and Anthropology, and worked at the UCLA Medical Center doing clinical research in orthopaedic surgery. She then enrolled in the University of Michigan’s School of Public…

  • A GREAT Scientist: Joseph Lustgarten

    Danielle Miranda
    16 Jul 2011 | 3:30 pm
    Joseph was originally from the beautiful country of Colombia. He received his bachelors of science degree in Bacteriology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Moving across the world he continued his training at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he received his MSci in Immunology and then his PhD in Immunology. He then worked at San Diego before coming to Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. His lab works on aging and cancer along with other projects such as obesity and inflammation. Joseph Lustgarten was an intelligent, funny, cheerful, and charming person. He never goes unnoticed when…
 
 
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    Blog - Stress

  • Dealing with loss

    18 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Recovering from loss takes time and patience. It's important to remember that healing is a journey, not a destination.

  • Prioritize daily goals and yearly resolutions

    11 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Having too many goals can be a barrier to achieving anything. Identify the ones that are truly mission critical. Make them your focus.

  • Being connected to others boosts your resiliency

    24 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    Resilient people have someone, whether it's a mentor or friend, who affirms their value and dignity. Everyone needs a person like that in their life.

  • Under stress? Hit the sack

    21 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    When you're under stress, it's easy to let healthy habits slide. But getting a good night's sleep is crucial when the pressure's on.

  • To decrease stress, increase focus

    14 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    You've got an important job to do but your thoughts stray to other tasks that need attention. Your stress level climbs. What can you do? Focus.
 
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