Hospitals in Mattoon, IL - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1000 Health Center Drive P O Box 372, Mattoon, Illinois 61938
Ratings: Phone: (217) 258-2572

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Mayo Clinic to receive Biomarkers of Gut Function grant

Mayo Clinic announced today that it will receive funding through the Biomarkers of Gut Function and Health program within the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. This initiative was launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to overcome persistent bottlenecks preventing the creation of new and better health solutions for the developing world. William Faubion, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, will continue to pursue a research project titled "Gut Permeability in Environmental Enteropathy."

Research finds that aging elicits changes in taste preferences

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, found that aging elicits changes in taste preferences and that such changes appear to be independent of taste nerve activity.

Researchers identify new way to disrupt process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers

Researchers say they've identified a way to disrupt a process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers - one of the most difficult and deadly cancers to treat.

Study examines impact of chemotherapy on mechanical properties of prostate cancer cells

Malignant tumor cells undergo mechanical deformation more easily than normal cells, allowing them to migrate throughout the body.

Sustained weight loss associated with reduced risk of breast cancer, shows study

A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable, helping answer a vexing question in cancer prevention.

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