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Mayo Clinic innovation drives CT practice forward
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- Written by Ethan Grove
- Category: Medical
Innovation has been an integral part of the Mayo Clinic Department of Radiology’s CT program since 1973, when it installed the first CT scanner in North America.
Untreated Maisonneuve fracture
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- Written by Dr. William Cross III
- Category: Latest
For this kind of complex ankle and leg injury, surgery often is necessary to stabilize the ankle joint and allow for proper healing. If a Maisonneuve fracture isn’t treated, the result can be long-term ankle instability and early-onset arthritis.
Pancreatic cancer
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Staff
- Category: Cancer
Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas - an organ in your abdomen that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars.
Three new high-tech tools for state scientists from Minnesota Partnership
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- Written by Bob Nellis
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Biomedical researchers in Minnesota will be able to use some of the latest high tech research tools thanks to the latest infrastructure awards from the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics. The three projects enable electron microscopy, real-time cell analysis, and antibody research, all of which help scientists seek treatments for multiple diseases. The competitive awards, announced annually, are supported through recurring Partnership funding from the Minnesota legislature.
Mayo Clinic investigators pinpoint cause, possible treatment for rare form of sarcoma
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- Written by Susan Buckles
- Category: Research
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new treatment for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, a rare soft tissue cancer that does not respond to radiation or chemotherapy.
Mayo establishes High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic
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- Written by Jim McVeigh
- Category: Medical
Mayo Clinic is seeing patients with concerns about traveling to high altitudes at the recently established High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic.
