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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®, 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.

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Las poses de yoga en las que hay que flexionar la columna más allá de los límites pueden aumentar el riesgo de una fractura de compresión en las personas con afinamiento de los huesos, dice un estudio de Mayo Clinic. Los resultados se publican en Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called “UCP-1” that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology.

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El historial de la lepra data de siglos atrás y muchas sociedades de todo el mundo se han visto afectadas por ella; pero la lepra continúa siendo un problema, aun en la era moderna.

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The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high risk for burnout, depression and depersonalization, compared to other professionals.

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跟据《阿尔茨海默氏症与痴呆：阿尔茨海默氏症协会杂志》中发表的一项研究，Mayo Clinic的一个研究团队发现患有阿尔茨海默氏症的西班牙裔美国患者的生存期要明显长于患有此病的其他种族人群。据发现，西班牙裔美国人患者自出现症状之时起，平均存活12年。

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Uma equipe de pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic descobriu que pacientes hispano-americanos com Alzheimer costumam sobreviver muito mais tempo com a doença do que outros grupos étnico-raciais, de acordo com um estudo em Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Segundo o estudo, hispano-americanos vivem em média 12 anos com a doença a partir do início dos sintomas.

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Leprosy has a history that has spanned centuries and societies across the globe. Yet, it continues to be a problem — even in the modern era. Sufferers from the chronic and infectious skin disease still face the social stigma and lack of medical care that people have endured since the origins of the disease itself. Although leprosy can be treated, the World Health Organization reported 216,108 cases in 2016, with some of these patients seeking treatment at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus.

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Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later, according to a study published in the February 20, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Mental activities included reading, playing instruments, singing in a choir, visiting concerts, gardening, doing needlework or attending religious services.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Yoga postures that flex the spine beyond its limits may raise the risk of compression fractures in people with thinning bones, according to research from Mayo Clinic. The results appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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诱导性多能干细胞可谓是许多再生医学项目的主力军，这些细胞最初为分化细胞，其通过接触一组复杂的基因鸡尾酒而成为能被重编程为多能干细胞。根据Mayo研究人员报告，现在通过使用麻疹病毒载体，能够将这一具有4个重编程因子的多载体过程精简成一个“单周期”载体过程。据称，该过程安全、稳定、速度更快，且可用于临床转化。本研究结果发表于《基因治疗》(Gene Therapy)期刊。

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Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro es el nuevo miembro de la Red de Atención Médica de Mayo Clinic, compuesta por un grupo selecto de sistemas de salud autónomos que trabajan estrechamente con Mayo Clinic para mejorar la prestación de atención médica y servir mejor a los pacientes y la sociedad.

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Un equipo de investigadores de Mayo Clinic descubrió que la supervivencia de los pacientes hispanoamericanos con enfermedad de Alzheimer tiende a ser más larga que en otros grupos etnoraciales, según un estudio publicado en Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

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Healthy white blood cells, called “T-cells,” play a crucial role in how the body fights follicular lymphoma. That's according to the results of a study led by Mayo Clinic hematologists Zhi Zhang Yang, M.D., and Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., that was published in Cell Reports. T-cells are a key part of the immune system and protect the body by fighting infections and cancer.

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Mayo Clinic reported strong operational performance in 2018, affirming its status as a national leader for clinical quality, medical education and research discoveries that improve lives.

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A team of Mayo Clinic researchers found Hispanic-American patients with Alzheimer’s tend to survive significantly longer with the disease than other ethnoracial groups, according to a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Hispanic-Americans were found to live an average of 12 years with the disease from the time of the onset of symptoms.

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As células-tronco pluripotentes induzidas, o trabalho intenso de muitos projetos médicos regenerativos, começam como células diferenciadas que são reprogramadas para células-tronco pluripotentes por meio da exposição a uma série complexa de coquetéis genéticos. Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic agora relatam que usando o vetor do vírus do sarampo eles reduziram o processo de multivetor de quatro fatores de reprogramação para um único processo de vetor de “um ciclo”.

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The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees re-elected two members, elected two internal members and recognized four emeritus trustees at its quarterly meeting on Friday, Feb. 15.