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No cure for spine injuries - but hope grows stronger

New treatments are starting to defy old notions about rehabilitation. Stem-cell transplants and other therapies are showing promise in research. But exercise has become the key.

Updated: February 27, 2012, - 03:31 PM

Audit: Child-welfare checks uneven in Minnesota

Audit urges state to unify county and tribal standards in handling abuse and neglect allegations.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 10:40 PM

Child protection system needs greater consistency, auditor says

Abuse and neglect cases are handled differently from one county to another, Legislative Auditor finds.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 02:12 PM

Mayo puts a price on societal impact of youth drinking

Society pays about $755 million per year to hospitalize U.S. children and teens who suffer illnesses or injuries due to illegal alcohol consumption, Mayo Clinic researchers reported this week in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Updated: February 17, 2012, - 07:46 PM

Hennepin County's closed cases on child support to be re-examined

State says Hennepin County inappropriately closed many cases.

Updated: February 13, 2012, - 08:36 PM

Families & children beat: U studies National Guard parents

Minnesota researchers have closely studied the struggles of National Guard members as they return to their families from deployments. Now they are studying the best way to help them return to full-time roles as parents.

Updated: February 08, 2012, - 08:59 PM

Get kids to eat their veggies

Lunch trays with images of good foods proved powerfully persuasive, University of Minnesota research has found.

Updated: February 02, 2012, - 02:35 PM

Mayo Clinic study ties ADHD to early anesthesia use

Dr. David Warner hoped that a careful study would knock out the theory that anesthesia increases the risk of attention and learning problems in children.

Updated: February 02, 2012, - 06:24 AM

Mayo scientists work to change aging

A focus on living better, if not longer, is reshaping geriatric research nationally -- and Minnesota's own Mayo Clinic is leading the way.

Updated: February 01, 2012, - 10:47 AM

Health beat: Retail clinics aren't just an Rx fad

MinuteClinic -- a darling of health care reform when it introduced retail clinics a decade ago -- is running strong despite retailers and family doctors copying its storefront brand of care.

Updated: January 27, 2012, - 12:23 PM