News Focus Channel: Hidden - Minnesota

Mayo Clinic invierte en instalaciones del Sistema de Salud de Mayo Clinic y de Florida para ampliar y mejorar la atencion de los pacientes

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:35:54 EST

Mayo Clinic anuncia proyectos para mejorar los principales campus del Sistema de Salud de Mayo Clinic en La Crosse (Wisconsin) y Mankato (Minnesota), asi como de Mayo Clinic en Jacksonville (Florida).

Mayo Clinic invests in facilities at Mayo Clinic Health System locations and in Florida to expand and enhance patient care

Mayo Clinic — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:20:03 EST

In support of its "Bold. Forward." strategic plan to transform health care over the next decade, Mayo Clinic announces major campus enhancement projects at Mayo Clinic Health System locations in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Mankato, Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

University of Minnesota researchers study waves created by recreational boats

University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:50:34 EST

A new study by researchers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory found that popular wakesurf boats require a greater distance from the shoreline and other boats compared to more typical recreational boats. This distance is needed to reduce the potential impact of their larger waves.

New study highlights need for prevention efforts to address causes of cardiovascular disease in African Americans in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:05:01 EST

Minnesota has the lowest age-adjusted heart disease mortality in the U.S.; yet, African American adults 35 to 63 have nearly double the rate of death from cardiovascular disease, compared to their white counterparts.

Good �鶹��ý for Women with MS: Disease May Not Worsen After Pregnancy After All

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 16:00:00 EST

There's good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS)--researchers now say the disease may not flare up again right after pregnancy as they had long believed, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. Most people with MS have the relapsing-remitting form of the disease, where symptoms flare up, then go into periods of remission.

High Number of Depression Symptoms Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:00:00 EST

People who report an elevated number of depression symptoms may be more likely to have a stroke years later than people with no depression symptoms or a low number of depression symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

Soda, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Linked to More Severe Symptoms for People with MS

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:00:00 EST

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), drinking around 290 calories per day of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages, or the equivalent of about two cans of non-diet soda, may be tied to more severe symptoms and a higher level of disability compared to people with MS who seldom consume sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. People who seldom drank sugar-sweetened beverages consumed an average of seven calories in sugar-sweetened beverages per day, or the equivalent of one-and-a-half cans of non-diet soda per month. Soda and other sweet beverages were the only type of food that was related to MS symptoms in the study.

Being Overweight May Be Linked to Better Survival from Stroke

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:00:00 EST

It may seem counterintuitive, but having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

As pessoas com osteoporose devem evitar determinadas posturas espinhais em yoga, de acordo com um estudo da Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:05:51 EST

As posturas de yoga que flexibilizam a coluna vertebral alem dos limites poderiam causar riscos de fraturas de compressao nas pessoas com ossos finos, de acordo com a pesquisa da Mayo Clinic. Os resultados foram publicados na Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Mayo Clinic study shows sleep apnea may be tied to increased Alzheimer's biomarker in brain

Mayo Clinic — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:00:58 EST

People who stop breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of the toxic protein tau, a biological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in part of the brain that manages memory, navigation and perception of time.

Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Higher Levels of Alzheimer's Biomarker in Brain

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:00:00 EST

People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer's disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019.

تقول دراسة أجرتها Mayo Clinic، يجب على المصابين بهشاشة العظام تجنب وضعيات معينة للعمود الفقري في ممارسة اليوجا

Mayo Clinic — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:05:44 EST

وفقًا لدراسة أجرتها Mayo Clinic، الوضعيات التي تثني العمود الفقري أكثر مما يتحمل يمكن أن تزيد من خطر الإصابة بكسور انضغاطية لدى المصابين بترقق العظام. تتوفر هذه النتائج في Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

في Mayo Clinic، الباحثون يراجعون حالات جذام جديدة

Mayo Clinic — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:05:29 EST

روتشستر، مينيسوتا - الجذام له تاريخ يمتد لقرون ويطال مجتمعات على مستوى العالم. ولا يزال مشكلة حتى الآن - حتى في العصر الحديث. ولا يزال المصابون بأمراض جلدية مزمنة ومعدية يعانون وصمةً اجتماعيةً ونقصًا في الرعاية الطبية، وهو ما يعانيه المرضى منذ ظهور المرض ذاته.

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic analisam casos atuais de lepra

Mayo Clinic — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:05:21 EST

A lepra tem uma historia que tem atravessado seculos e sociedades ao redor do mundo. Pois e, continua sendo um problema, inclusive na idade moderna. Os afetados pelas doencas de pele cronicas e infecciosas ainda fazem frente ao estigma social e a falta de assistencia medica que as pessoas tem suportado desde as origens da doenca mesma.

O Centro Medico Puerta de Hierro no Mexico junta-se a Rede de atendimento da Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:05:47 EST

O Centro Medico Puerta de Hierro e o membro mais recente da Rede de atendimento da Mayo Clinic, um seleto grupo de sistemas de saude independentes que trabalha em proximidade com a Mayo Clinic a fim de aprimorar a assistencia medica e atender melhor pacientes e comunidades.

انضمام مركز Centro Medico Puerta de Hierro من المكسيك إلى شبكة الرعاية الصحية Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:05:09 EST

غوادالاخارا، المكسيك - يعد مركز Centro Medico Puerta de Hierro أحدث عضو في شبكة Mayo Clinic للرعاية الصحية، وهو يمثل مجموعة مختارة من الأنظمة الصحية المستقلة التي تعمل عن كثب مع Mayo Clinic لتحسين تقديم الرعاية الصحية وتقديم خدمة أفضل لمرضاها ومجتمعاتها.

Could Medical Marijuana Help Grandma and Grandpa with Their Ailments?

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:00:00 EST

Medical marijuana may bring relief to older people who have symptoms like pain, sleep disorders or anxiety due to chronic conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, neuropathy, spinal cord damage and multiple sclerosis, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. The study not only found medical marijuana may be safe and effective, it also found that one-third of participants reduced their use of opioids. However, the study was retrospective and relied on participants reporting whether they experienced symptom relief, so it is possible that the placebo effect may have played a role. Additional randomized, placebo-controlled studies are needed.

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic identifican gen que predeciria cancer pancreatico en diabeticos tipo 2

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:05:20 EST

Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic identificaron un gen llamado UCP-1 que predice la aparicion del cancer pancreatico en personas con diabetes tipo 2. Los resultados se publican en Gastroenterology.

Mejora el bienestar de los medicos, pero continua el riesgo de agotamiento

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:50:54 EST

Lo positivo es que parece que el agotamiento de los medicos mejora, al igual que los indicadores del bienestar de estos profesionales de la salud. No obstante, los medicos todavia corren riesgo de agotamiento, depresion y despersonalizacion, comparado con otros profesionales.

Lowering Blood Pressure and Cholesterol May Not Improve Thinking and Memory

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:00:00 EST

While drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol have been shown to be beneficial for heart health, a new study has found that two such drugs may not provide a similar benefit to the brain. The study, published in the February 27, 2019, online issue of Neurology(r), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that when older people took candesartan plus hydrochlorothiazide to lower blood pressure or rosuvastatin to lower cholesterol, or a combination of the two, the drugs did not slow decline in thinking and memory.