Melanoma on rise in young women: Why?

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Deadly skin cancer saw rates rise 8-fold in young women from 1970 to 2009, according to Mayo Clinic study

Mouse ‘Avatars’ Could Aid in Pancreatic Cancer Therapy

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By Carina Dennis of Nature magazine Mouse 'avatars' could in future allow physicians to find the most effective cocktail of cancer drugs to combat a particular tumor before giving them to a patient, according to researchers at the annual meeting of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) in Australia last week. "Using a personalized cancer avatar makes it possible to try out different combinations and make some mistakes before going into the clinic," says Edison Liu, president of HUGO and head of the Jackson Laboratory at Bar Harbor in Maine

Does Overeating Cause Memory Impairment as We Age?

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Overeating has been linked to a litany of health problems--diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke, to name a few. Memory loss , dementia and even Alzheimer's may someday be added to that list, according to the preliminary findings of a study on aging conducted by the Mayo Clinic . [More]

Website Smackdown: Mayo Clinic vs. Cleveland Clinic

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Two of the country's most respected hospitals: Which one has mastered the art -- and science -- of great website design? In this week's Website Smackdown, I’m taking a look at the websites for two of the biggest hospital complexes in the world, the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic.