The Campaign for Mayo Clinic - Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D.

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Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2008 · Science & Technology

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As a world leader in neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo scientists and physician researchers conduct an array of investigations -- from molecular science to genetics, from treatment to prevention, from improving care for patients to understanding healthy aging in the brain. In 2005, Ronald Petersen, Ph.D., M.D., director of the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, received the prestigious Potamkin Award from the American Academy of Neurology, an award considered to be the Nobel Prize of dementia research.
In this video, discover why Dr. Petersen believes that to have an impact on Alzheimer's disease, we would need to be able to prevent the whole process. For more information on The Campaign for Mayo Clinic, go to http://www.mayoclinic.org/campaign/

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