Mayo Clinic Researcher Honored for ALS Genetic Discovery
For her work in uncovering the genetic link between two different but related forms of neurodegenerative disease, Rosa Rademakers, Ph.D., a neurogeneticist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, will receive the 2013 Sheila Essey Award today during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies is whether he acts out his dreams while sleeping, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Receives Re-accreditation as Advanced Primary Stroke Center
Mayo Clinic was awarded the Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care and re-accredited as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission (TJC) following an on-site review of its Florida's center conducted Friday, March 8. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 12, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
PBS Host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Explores Race, Culture in Free Jacksonville Lecture
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., acclaimed professor, author and host of the Public Broadcasting Service television series "Finding Your Roots," will explore race, culture and genealogy in a free public lecture on Thursday, March 14, at the University of North Florida (UNF). (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 11, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Sinus Clinic Offers Answers to Lingering Congestion, Sinus Problems
Mayo Clinic in Florida has combined the expertise of immunologists and ear, nose, throat specialists into a Sinus Clinic which aims to treat a person's entire respiratory system, including rhinitis and sinusitis, to provide accurate answers to lingering problems. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 1, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgeon Inspires Young Women to Follow Her Lead
Thirty-two female students from the Jacksonville, Fla., area spent spent a day with Mary O'Connor, M.D., and four other orthopedic surgeons at Mayo Clinic in Florida in an outreach program sponsored by the Perry Initiative and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Bracelet-Like Device Controls Chronic Acid Reflux, Study Finds
A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 21, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
National Screening Benchmarks For Finding Polyps During a Colonoscopy Might be Too Low, Mayo Clinic Says
Current national guidelines provide benchmarks regarding the number of polyps physicians should detect, on average, during a colonoscopy. Recent studies at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida suggest these benchmarks may be too low. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 18, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Combo of Avastin, Second Drug Shows Promise Fighting Brain Cancer, Mayo Clinic Finds
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that pairing Avastin with another cancer drug, dasatinib, can help stop an aggressive brain cancer from spreading from spreading throughout the brain. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 15, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
For Diagnostic Cardiac Test, Mayo Clinic Physicians Take New Route to the Heart Through Wrist Artery
Cardiologists are performing angioplasties with a new procedure by accessing an artery in a patient's wrist rather than near the groin, eliminating potential complications that can occur in traditional catheterization. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 14, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Novel Protein May Help Detect Lou Gehrig's Disease and Dementia, Mayo Clinic Finds
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common neurodegenerative disorders - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 13, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
NIH Extends Udall Grant Supporting Mayo Clinic's Parkinson's Research
The National Institutes of Health has given Mayo Clinic in Florida a five-year, $7 million extension of its Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease Research grant. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 11, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Simulation Center Opens as State-of-the-Art Training for Medical Teams and Community
Medical teams and community organizations can learn and practice medical skills in a safe, highly realistic environment with the opening of the Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - February 6, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Named to Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" List
Fortune magazine named Mayo Clinic to its list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2013. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - January 18, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Brief Class on Easy-to-Miss Precancerous Polyps Ups Detection, Mayo Study Shows
Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor's success rate detecting easy-to-miss polyps called adenomas. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - January 8, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
