Mayo Clinic

Study provides insight into pathway linked to obesity

Mayo researchers collaborating with investigators at the University of Iowa, University of Connecticut and New York University (NYU) have discovered a molecular mechanism that controls energy expenditure in muscles and helps determine body weight. Researchers say this could lead to a new medical approach in treating obesity. – A new study involving the University of Iowa, Mayo Clinic and two other institutions provides insight on weight control, suggesting that a ATP-sensitive potassium channel critical to survival and stress adaptation can contribute to fat deposition and obesity.

Herceptin with chemotherapy improves breast cancer survival

Mayo Clinic researchers say breast cancer survival improves Herceptin used with chemotherapy – Using Herceptin with chemotherapy clearly improves treatment of women with HER2+ breast cancer, and should be the new standard of care, says a Mayo Clinic researcher.

Secondhand smoke exposure increases lung cancer risk

Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life – Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.

Vitamin D supplements might help lymphoma patients

Mayo Clinic and collaborators find vitamin D levels associated with survival in lymphoma patients – A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival.

Anesthesia during delivery does not affect learning in baby

Mayo researchers find anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process – Children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section, revealed by researchers.

New iPS therapy pioneered for heart attacks

Induced pluripotent stem cells repair heart, Mayo Clinic study shows — New iPS therapy pioneered for heart attacks. – Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease, revealed by researchers at Mayo Clinic, USA. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells.

Exercise helps stroke patients recover faster

Mayo Clinic researchers find previous exercise helps stroke patients recover faster – A person who has exercised regularly prior to the onset of a stroke appears to recover more quickly, say researchers from Mayo Clinic in Florida, USA, in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

Structural MRI may diagnose dementia patients accurately

Mayo Clinic study using structural MRI may help accurately diagnose dementia patients – Researchers developed STAND-Map – a framework for MRI-based differential diagnosis of three common neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and Lewy body disease using Structural MRI.

Celiac disease incidence rising in US

Mayo Clinic study finds celiac disease 4 times more common than in 1950s — Undiagnosed celiac disease associated with nearly quadrupled mortality. – In US, Celiac disease is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, revealed by researchers at Mayo Clinic. The study is published in the journal Gastroenterology.

Success with ipilimumab in prostate cancer patients

Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study – Success with ipilimumab or MDX-010 in prostate cancer patients – Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation therapy.