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Study Finds Invasive Bladder Testing Before Incontinence Surgery May Be Unnecessary

Click Here to Read More … Invasive and costly tests commonly performed on women before surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may not be necessary, according to researchers at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine and the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was released online by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)…
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Computer Use and Exercise Combo May Reduce the Odds of Having Memory Loss, Mayo Clinic Finds

Click Here to Read More … Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a computer, with moderate exercise decreases your odds of having memory loss more than computer use or exercise alone, a Mayo Clinic study shows.
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Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Study Finds New Type of Mutation

Click Here to Read More … Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents. But new Mayo Clinic research may help allay these concerns.
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Lower GI Problems Plague Many With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Click Here to Read More … Add lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. They are at greater risk for GI problems and gastrointestinal-related death than people without the disease, a Mayo Clinic study shows.
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells Improve Heart Function, Study Finds

Click Here to Read More … A research network led by a Mayo Clinic physician found that stem cells derived from heart failure patients’ own bone marrow and injected into their hearts improved the function of the left ventricle, the heart’s pumping chamber.
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NIH Brain Imaging Study Finds Evidence of Basis for Caregiving Impulse

Click Here to Read More … Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development – From the National Institutes of Health
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Ragon Institute study finds HIV-specific CD4 cells that control viral levels

Click Here to Read More … A subpopulation of the immune cells targeted by HIV may play an important role in controlling viral loads after initial infection, potentially helping to determine how quickly infection will progress.
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Study finds some insulin production in long-term type 1 diabetes

Click Here to Read More … Massachusetts General Hospital research has found that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent loss of pancreatic function.
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Mayo Clinic Study Finds Obesity Affects Severity of Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients

Click Here to Read More … One factor associated with fibromyalgia symptoms is a patient’s weight, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this month in “Arthritis Care & Research.” A higher rate of obesity in those who have fibromyalgia may be caused by a cycle of pain and physical inactivity.
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Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most

Click Here to Read More … Researchers involved in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging reported that more than 6 percent of Americans age 70 to 89 develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) every year and it affects men more than women.
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