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From lift off to splash down: An update on Mayo Clinic stem cells in space
It's been six years since Mayo Clinic physician Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., watched stem cells from his regenerative medicine laboratory blast into space as part of a research effort to see if zero gravity would help the cells multiply faster. Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience a stroke annually, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, stroke remains a top cause of death and disability in the world. Finding new therapies for stroke is important…
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - May 26, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Sean Bretz reflects on overcoming stroke, becoming a dad
Sean Bretz remembers little from the day he had a stroke in 2011. "One morning, I woke up, and that was it," says Sean. "I just hit the floor and had no idea what happened." He was 23 years old and serving in the Coast Guard in Jacksonville, Florida, at the time. Sean was taken to nearby Mayo Clinic, where doctors found a blood vessel on the surface of his brain had burst, causing blood…
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - September 19, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Heart Brain Clinic individualizes care, treatment of unexplained stroke
Each year in the U.S., more than 800,000 people suffer a stroke. And once patients have had a stroke, they are at risk for another. Preventing a subsequent stroke can be challenging, especially if the cause of the initial stroke is not known. To help in evaluate and treat patients with unexplained stroke, Mayo Clinic [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - February 26, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
New mobile assessment saves brain cells during stroke
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.?? Every year, more than?795,000 people?in the U.S. have a stroke, which remains the leading cause of serious long-term disability and costs the nation?$34 billion?annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ?For every minute someone is suffering a stroke, 1.9 million neurons die. The faster we can restore blood flow the [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - October 29, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Surgery and Stenting Safe, Effective Lowering Long-Term Risk of Stroke
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Stenting and surgery are equally effective at lowering the long-term risk of stroke from a narrowed carotid artery, according to results of CREST – a 10-year, federally funded clinical trial led by researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida. The results are being published today online in the New England Journal [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - February 18, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Age is One of The Biggest Misconceptions About Stroke
It's National Stroke Awareness Month and one of the biggest misconceptions about stroke is that it only happens to the elderly. While age is one of the risk factors and your chance for a stroke increases with age, anyone can have a stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Every 40 seconds, someone [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - May 1, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Receives $6 Million for ALS, FTD Research
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the U.S. Department of Defense have awarded researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville approximately $6 million in two grants to further their studies aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from either amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - October 23, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
#MayoClinicChat on #Stroke With First Coast News WTLV/WJXX
Join @MayoClinic and First Coast News WTLV/WJXX @FCN2go for LIVE #MayoClinicChat on #Stroke THURSDAY AUGUST 28th, 11 am - 1 pm ET Mayo Clinic’s stroke center in Jacksonville is the first center in Florida to receive national Comprehensive Stroke Center certification, joining an elite group of centers throughout the United States that are focused on providing advanced [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - August 27, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
First in Florida to Receive National Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic’s stroke center in Jacksonville is the first center in Florida to receive national Comprehensive Stroke Center certification, joining an elite group of centers throughout the United States that are focused on providing advanced and complex stroke care. http://youtu.be/w520jIc54DM Centers that achieve this distinction — awarded by The Joint [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - August 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Neurologists Lead International Study to Test Best Approach to Stroke Prevention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbNqjSGG0uI The $39.5-million grant to fund stroke study is one of largest ever awarded to investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Is medicine as safe and effective as surgery or stenting in preventing a stroke caused by the buildup of plaque in the carotid artery? Thomas G. Brott, M.D., a neurologist at [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - April 16, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Preparing for the Future of Health Care
Growing Stem Cells in Space to Treat Stroke Patients Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., medical and scientific director of the Cell Therapy Laboratory, at Mayo Clinic in Florida, was recently awarded a grant to send human stem cells in space to see if they grow more rapidly in space than stem cells grown on Earth. Dr. Noseworthy on "Opening Bell [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - April 11, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Researcher to Grow Human Cells in Space to Test Treatment for Stroke
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, a nonprofit organization that promotes research aboard the International Space Station, has awarded a Mayo Clinic researcher a $300,000 grant to send human stem cells into space to see if they grow more rapidly than stem cells grown on Earth.
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - December 19, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Neurologist Offers Tips for Avoiding Holiday Heart Attacks and Stroke
To minimize the risk of an unexpected visit to the emergency room this holiday season, a Mayo Clinic expert offers these tips.
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - December 19, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic's Dr. Brott, Stroke Researcher, Receives Prestigious AHA Award
Thomas G. Brott, M.D., a neurologist and director for research at Mayo Clinic in Florida, has been named the recipient of the American Heart Association's 2013 Clinical Research Prize.
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - November 19, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic's Dr. Brott, Stroke Researcher, Receives Prestigious AHA Award
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thomas G. Brott, M.D., a neurologist and director for research at Mayo Clinic in Florida, has been named the recipient of the American Heart Association's 2013 Clinical Research Prize. The award recognizes and rewards an individual who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiovascular science and who currently heads an outstanding cardiovascular clinical research laboratory, [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - November 18, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
