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Exhaustion renders immune cells less effective in cancer treatment
Rather than stimulating immune cells to more effectively battle cancerous tumors, treatment with the protein interleukin-12 (IL-12) has the opposite effect, driving these intracellular fighters to exhaustion, a Mayo Clinic ...
Immunology
May 09, 2012 |
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Study confirms genetic predictor for Fuchs' corneal dystrophy
Mayo Clinic and University of Oregon researchers have confirmed that a genetic factor called a repeating trinucleotide is a strong predictor of an individual's risk of developing the eye condition Fuchs' dystrophy. The findings ...
Ophthalmology
May 07, 2012 |
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Computer use and exercise combo may reduce the odds of having memory loss
You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too.
Neuroscience
May 01, 2012 |
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Study shows halting an enzyme can slow multiple sclerosis in mice
Researchers studying multiple sclerosis(MS) have long been looking for the specific molecules in the body that cause lesions in myelin, the fatty, insulating cells that sheathe the nerves. Nearly a decade ago, a group at ...
Inflammatory disorders
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic completes implementation of new SCC Soft Computer laboratory information system
Mayo Clinic today announced that it has completed a multiyear implementation of a new laboratory information system for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Mayo Medical Laboratories. The new system, which ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Obesity epidemic fueling rise in rheumatoid arthritis among women
Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Study identifies gene critical to development and spread of lung cancer
A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been identified by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Their study suggests other forms of cancer may ...
Cancer
Apr 24, 2012 |
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A physician's guide for anti-vaccine parents
In the limited time of an office visit, how can a primary care physician make the case to parents that their child should be vaccinated? During National Infant Immunization Week, a Mayo Clinic vaccine expert and a pediatrician ...
Immunology
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Body cooling cuts in-hospital cardiac arrest patient deaths nearly 12 percent
(Phys.org) -- Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented ...
Neuroscience
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Study suggests coronary stents not harmful to patients with history of metal allergy
Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents -- small tubes placed in narrowed or weakened ...
Cardiology
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Breast cancer study finds new type of mutation
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new class of molecular mutation in various forms of breast cancer, a finding that may shed new light on development and growth of different types of breast tumors. Called fusion ...
Cancer
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic launches whole genome breast cancer study
The Breast Cancer Genome Guided Therapy Study (BEAUTY Project) will help physicians tailor chemotherapy to breast cancer patients based on their individual genomes and the genomes of their tumors. Mayo Clinic researchers ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Lower GI problems plague many with rheumatoid arthritis
Add lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. They are at greater risk for GI problems and gastrointestinal-related ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 03, 2012 |
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New study finds two-drug combo slows advanced pancreatic cancer
The combination of the novel drug TH-302 with the standard drug gemcitabine has shown early signs of delaying the worsening of cancer in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. This was ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Nutritional supplement works against some pancreatic cancer cells in mice
The dietary supplement gamma-linoleic acid can inhibit the growth of a subset of pancreatic cancer cells and selectively promote cancer cell death in mice, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The supplement, a fatty acid also ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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