Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Low vitamin D levels linked to depression, psychiatrists report

Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever ...

Health created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults

Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the ...

Cancer created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excessive endurance training can be too much of a good thing, research suggests

Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On ...

Health created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Robotic surgery proves successful, less invasive way to treat HPV-related oral cancer

Over the past few decades, doctors have noted a surprising trend in cancer of the tonsils and base of the tongue. Though oral cancer previously appeared predominantly in elderly patients with a history of tobacco and alcohol ...

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Study creates tool to track real-time chemical changes in brain

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a novel way to monitor real-time chemical changes in the brains of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS). The groundbreaking insight will help physicians more effectively use ...

Neuroscience created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men should include assessment of sexual function

Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report ...

Cardiology created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study IDs immune system glitch tied to fourfold higher likelihood of death

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune system deficiency whose presence shows someone is up to four times likelier to die than a person without it. The glitch involves an antibody molecule called a free light chain; ...

Immunology created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mayo Clinic physicians ID reasons for high cost of cancer drugs, prescribe solutions

A virtual monopoly held by some drug manufacturers in part because of the way treatment protocols work is among the reasons cancer drugs cost so much in the United States, according to a commentary by two Mayo Clinic physicians ...

Cancer created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Minimally invasive lymph node dissection in breast cancer has advantages over conventional surgery

Axillary lymph node dissection is done in conjunction with lumpectomy or mastectomy to determine if breast cancer has spread to the adjoining lymph nodes. The conventional surgical approach leaves a surgical scar that is ...

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Skin problems, joint disorders top list of reasons people visit doctors

A new Mayo Clinic Proceedings study shows that people most often visit their health care providers because of skin issues, joint disorders and back pain. Findings may help researchers focus efforts to determine better ways t ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electroencephalography underused investigative tool in hospitals

A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of impaired consciousness in the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies identify risk factors in rising trend of liver cancer

Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two recent Mayo Clinic studies published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Pr ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Common blood pressure drug linked to severe GI problems

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an association between a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, and severe gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and electrolyte abnormalities ...

Medications created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0