Health & Wellness - April 2017 Archives

When Alan Marmorstein, Ph.D., arrived on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus four years ago, he had a specific goal in mind: Find a way to counteract ...

For more than 60 years, Robert Kyle, M.D., has catalogued patient histories, archived blood samples and observed a vast number of people with plasma ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 6-month–old son was born with an undescended testicle. His pediatrician said we should consider having it surgically repaired in the next ...

Among pregnant women in the U.S. with confirmed Zika virus, about 1 in 10 had a fetus or baby with birth defects. That's according to a new ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 4/8/17 Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people age 65 and older will double in the U.S. over the next three decades. By 2050, ...

Smartphone habits may force doctors to ask patients a few more questions when diagnosing vision or neurological problems. “I think if a person experiences a ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Allergy-proof your home Thinking about spring cleaning? If you have hay fever or allergic asthma, it's also a good time to ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. Parkinson’s develops gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes cellulitis, and how is it treated? ANSWER: Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that typically affects the deeper layers of your ...

A jammed finger is typically a sprain to the joint or knuckle, of the finger. There may also be a small fracture or dislocation of ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that disrupts communication between the brain and other parts of the body. It ...