Weight-bearing exercise help seniors stay active

Aging does not mean weak. The “Mayo Clinic Health Letter” describes the benefits of exercise with weights to keep older people lose muscle. You need to have muscle strength to perform those everyday movements, such as mowing the lawn or playing with grandchildren. If a person does not strengthen...

Mayo Clinic develops artificial pancreas to alleviate the burden of diabetes

The 25.8 million people with diabetes in the United States and millions more around the world could soon be free of finger pricks and daily insulin doses. Endocrinologists Mayo Clinic doctors Kudva and Ananda Basu Yogish, are developing an artificial pancreas insulin automatically provide personalized...