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Managing diabetes in the winter: safety tips

In some places weather temperatures are beginning to drop and as winter approaches we shouldn’t neglect the largest organ of our body — our skin. In this report, a Mayo Clinic specialist offers some timely reminders for staying comfortable and healthy in the cold, dry air. Here’s Dennis Douda.  [TRT  2:07]

Journalists: Broadcast quality video and audio are available in the downloads. News Network pkgs. can be edited into vo/sots and incorporated in your reporting. (Originally aired Nov. 30, 2012)

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Glioblastoma tumor cells that are depleted of Syx and assume the fried egg phenotype.

Like a car with a front and back end, a steering mechanism and an engine to push it forward, cancer cells propel themselves through normal tissues and organs to spread cancer throughout the body. Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida, however, have managed to turn these cells into shapes like a round fried egg and an exaggerated starfish that sticks out in many directions — both of which are unable to move.

In research is published in the December issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology, investigators reveal how interplay of molecules keeps cancer cells moving forward, and how disturbing the balance of these proteins pushes their shape to change, stopping them in their tracks.

Lead investigator of the study and chair of the Department of Cancer Biology in Florida., Panos Anastasiadis, Ph.D., says,“We are starting to understand mechanistically how cancer cells move and migrate, which gives us opportunities to manipulate these cells, alter their shape, and stop their spread. It is the spread — the metastasis — of cancer that is largely responsible for the death of cancer patients, so stopping these cells from migrating could potentially provide a treatment that saves lives.”

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Nearly 1 in every 100 anesthesiology residents entering primary training from 1975 to 2009 developed substance use disorder (SUD) during training. The incidence of this disorder is increasing and the risk of relapse or death is high. That’s according to a study conducted by  Mayo Clinic and the American Board of Anesthesiology that appears in the Dec. 4 issue of  The Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA).

David Warner, M.D., of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Anesthesiology, says, “Although relatively few anesthesiology residents develop SUD, the incidence is continuing to increase. The problem is as serious now as it has been at any time over [...]

Palomar Health, the largest public health care district in California, is the newest member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Wyatt Decker, M.D., Mayo Clinic vice president and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, says, “As one of the region’s first and largest health care providers, Palomar Health has a long history of dedication to its community. We know that by working together through the care network we can accelerate the innovative patient care of this enduring institution.” Michael Covert, President and CEO of Palomar Health, adds, “Today, we made huge [...]

Media Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Leaders to Co-Host the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego

The World Stem Cell Summit, December 4-6 in San Diego, unites and educates the global stem cell community. With more than 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries, the annual World Stem Cell Summit’s interdisciplinary agenda explores disease updates, research directions, cell standardization, regulatory pathways, reimbursements, financing, venture capital and economic development.

Journalists: Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists and others are available to discuss current research and the development of new therapies in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine. To arrange an interview, contact Jennifer Schutz, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005 or newsbureau@mayo.edu.

The World Stem Cell Summit includes in-depth programming and more than 170 international speakers, including the leaders from the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine who are listed below.

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m trying to lose weight, and a friend recently told me that cutting white bread and potatoes out of my diet completely will help. Is that true? If it is, what makes these foods so bad?      

ANSWER: Your friend is right. Taking white bread and white potatoes, as well as white rice and white pasta, out of your diet can be helpful for weight loss. Because of the way your body processes these four foods, they can lead to cravings for carbohydrates, also called sugars. By eliminating them, you decrease food cravings, making it easier to eat less and lose weight.

The grains in white bread, white pasta and white rice are refined through a milling process that strips off the bran layer to give them a finer texture. After that process, these foods are little more than carbohydrates that your body digests quickly and easily.

The main problem with white rice, bread, pasta and potatoes is that they trigger a cycle of food craving. After you eat them, they release a sudden spike of sugar in your bloodstream. Your body responds to that extra sugar by releasing insulin. Insulin is a hormone your pancreas makes that allows sugar to enter your cells, lowering the amount of sugar in your blood.

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In a continued effort to provide greater efficiency in caring for our patients, improve patient safety and offer advanced services to inpatient areas, Mayo Clinic will add on five floors to the Mary Brigh East Building and renovate the third floor of the Domitilla Building at Saint Marys Hospital.  

Amy Williams, M.D., medical director of hospital operations, says, “Patient safety is of the utmost concern in the hospital setting, and this project will meet the needs of the patient by creating a safe and welcoming environment that is patient and family focused.”

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Journalists: B-roll of the Mayo Clinic Saint Marys campus is available in the downloads.

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