Florida - February 2013 Archives

Dispositivo semelhante a um bracelete controla o refluxo gastrensofágico crônico, mostra um estudo

JACKSONVILLE, Flórida — Um dispositivo semelhante a um bracelete pode controlar a doença do refluxo gastrensofágico, um distúrbio digestivo crônico, de acordo com um estudo ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 25, 2013

Bracelet-Like Device Controls Chronic Acid Reflux, Study Finds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 19, 2013

Combo of Avastin, Second Drug Shows Promise Fighting Brain Cancer, Mayo Clinic Finds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The drug bevacizumab, also known by the trade name Avastin, shrinks tumors briefly in patients with an aggressive brain cancer known as ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 13, 2013

Novel Protein May Help Detect Lou Gehrig’s Disease and Dementia, Mayo Clinic Finds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common neurodegenerative ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 11, 2013

NIH Extends Udall Grant Supporting Mayo Clinic’s Parkinson’s Research

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Institutes of Health has given Mayo Clinic in Florida a five-year, $7 million extension of its Udall Center of Excellence ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 11, 2013

Mayo Clinic Simulation Center Opens as State-of-the-Art Training for Medical Teams and Community

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Medical teams and community organizations can learn and practice medical skills in a safe, highly realistic environment with the opening of the ...

By mayonewsreleases • February 6, 2013