The six-member team landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Saturday night. The researchers were monitoring a group of climbers to study how high altitude impacts the heart, lungs and sleep.
Northfield got 6 inches of snow Tuesday.
The Hopkins native was hurt during Sunday's matchup with Notre Dame.
Several starters could return for a critical Thursday night matchup.
Family members found the teen on the ground and unresponsive.
The muskellunge he caught on Nov. 22 weighed a whopping 55 pounds, 14 ounces.
All four teenage COVID-19 deaths in the state have been reported in the past two months.
When he's done training, he could be sent to the space station or the moon.
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The festival has made some creative changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
But finance officials note there is still "significant risk" due to economic uncertainty.
She lives in Uptown and has been with the MPD for 27 years.
The team of six scientists are expected to reach a base camp at 18,000 feet Tuesday. They'll spend the next two weeks monitoring a group of climbers to study the effects of high-altitude.
Two Mayo Clinic researchers spent 10 days conducting physical tests on themselves and about 20 climbers at the base camp for Mt. Everest. The testing at 17,500 feet sheds light on how the body reacts to high altitudes, which mimics conditions that patients suffer from heart disease, obesity and aging.
Researchers working with mice have identified biological red flags that show who's more prone to developing the brain disease. The Minnesota Alzheimer's Association is hopeful but cautions "People aren't mice."
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say heart attacks in Olmsted County dropped by one-third after Minnesota adopted a law banning smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants. The leader of Mayo's study tells Reuters other risk factors -- cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity -- stayed the same, leaving the reduction in second hand smoke as the apparent explanation for the decline.
The condition known by the acronym SCAD can lead to heart attacks that are often misdiagnosed. While most heart attacks involve plaque or other buildup in an artery, SCAD involves a torn artery in which a flap blocks blood flow. It seems to occur most often in young women, although more research is needed.
Researchers are calling for more screening for the disease after a new study shows scarring from the infection can develop into liver cancer. MPR reports the study could have particular impact on the Somali community, where hepatitis C is more prevalent than suspected.
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