Research - September 2018 Archives

ICU use of PTZ/VAN combo therapy safe for kidneys Life threatening infections, or sepsis, are one of the most common reasons people end up ...

ROCHESTER Minn. — A team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has been awarded a five-year, $11.5-million Specialized Program of Research Excellence ...

Shingles: Vaccination can lower your risk Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Spinal cord stimulation and physical therapy have helped a man paralyzed since 2013 regain his ability to stand and walk with ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Yoga: Fight stress, get fit and stay healthy Yoga is a mind-body practice of physical poses, controlled breathing, and meditation or ...

A full year before Alejandro Rabinstein, M.D., was born in Cordoba, Argentina, Apollo 11 made the first successful landing on the moon and U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became ...

What is sickle cell anemia? September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, which makes it a good time learn more about the facts and signs ...

When John Sullivan learned his prostate cancer had returned, after more than 10 years of dormancy, he was understandably anxious. But John has been ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The medical community has long known that patients on long-term opioid therapy often have significantly more health care visits. But adhering ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Premenopausal women who have their ovaries surgically removed face an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a Mayo ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Zombie cells are the ones that can't die but are equally unable to perform the functions of a normal cell. These zombie, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — For many people, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a distressing and recurrent illness that affects breathing ability and quality of ...