• Heart Disease Survivor Prompts SCAD Research With Social Media

    Updated: 2011-08-29 20:31:05
    Conversation Between Cardiologist And Heart Disease Survivor Leads To Study In October 2009, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic who focuses on treating women with heart disease, was approached by a woman who’d experienced a rare cardiac condition. This … Continue reading →

  • SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) Studies at Mayo Clinic

    Updated: 2011-08-17 20:00:56
    Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare and poorly understood condition that seems to affect more women than men. The coronary arteries consist of three layers, and dissection occurs when two of these layers separate, enabling blood to … Continue reading →

  • Mayo Clinic Studies Cancer Vaccines

    Updated: 2011-08-17 17:12:19
    Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post.  Mayo Clinic researcher Keith Knutson and his team have received investigational new drug approval from the Food and Drug Administration for two new vaccines that mobilize … Continue reading →

  • Mayo researchers: Genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease

    Updated: 2011-08-16 15:38:33
    Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Researchers have discovered a new gene mutation they say causes Parkinson’s disease. The mutation was identified in a large Swiss family with Parkinson’s disease, using advanced … Continue reading →

  • 29 New Genes Linked to MS

    Updated: 2011-08-12 13:05:43
    The genetic puzzle underlying multiple sclerosis is proving to be increasingly complex, with genome-wide analyses now having identified 29 new gene variants associated with the disease, an international team of researchers reported.

  • Risk of Lens Dislocation after Cataract Surgery

    Updated: 2011-08-11 21:35:40
    Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. It wasn’t that long ago that patients who underwent surgery to remove cataracts were left with partial vision or very thick eyeglasses. Then, about a generation … Continue reading →

  • Obaid Family Gift Will Support Reconstructive Transplant Surgery at Mayo Clinic

    Updated: 2011-08-10 17:27:34
    Mayo Clinic announces a $10 million gift from Tarek Obaid in honor of his parents, Essam and Dalal Obaid, to support reconstructive transplantation research, education, and clinical care at Mayo Clinic. Reconstructive transplantation at Mayo Clinic currently includes hand transplantation. … Continue reading →

  • Vitamin D for Renal Disease

    Updated: 2011-08-10 15:50:38
    Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A commentary by Mayo Clinic Nephrologist Rajiv Kumar, M.D., in the current issue of the journal Kidney International suggests that Vitamin D may improve the treatment … Continue reading →

  • Electrophysiology Review for Boards and Recertification

    Updated: 2011-08-04 16:50:22
    Mayo Clinic’s Electrophysiology Review Course for Boards and Recertification provides cardiologists and electrophysiologists a comprehensive overview of all aspects of cardiovascular electrophysiology.  It is being held September 9-11, 2011, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. During the course, Mayo Clinic … Continue reading →

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