Community Teens Support Teens at Children's Hospital with Annual Rainbow Classic By Rebecca Youmell Dec. 15, 2014 Rival schools Pittsford Sutherland and Pittsford Mendon will go head-to-head when their men’s and women’s varsity basketball teams face one another in the 14th annual Rainbow Classic tournament ...
Research New Technology Helps Predict Vision Recovery After Brain Tumor Surgery By URMC Communications Dec. 12, 2014 An interdisciplinary team of University neuroscientists and neurosurgeons has used a new imaging technique to show how the human brain heals itself in just a few weeks following surgical removal of a ...
Research Decoding Fat Cells: Discovery May Explain Why We Gain Weight By Leslie Orr Dec. 10, 2014 University of Rochester researchers believe they’re on track to solve the mystery of weight gain – and it has nothing to do with indulging in holiday eggnog.
Research Commonly Prescribed Drug for Lower Back Pain Not Effective By Mark Michaud Dec. 10, 2014 A new study out today in the journal Neurology shows that pregabalin is not effective in controlling the pain associated with lumbar spinal stenosis, the most common type of chronic lower back pain ...
Patient Care Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., Elected 2016 APA President By URMC Communications Dec. 3, 2014 Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., director of UR Medicine’s Institute for the Family, has been elected 2016 president of the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA is the largest professional ...
Research Blows to Head Damage Brain’s ‘Garbage Truck,’ Accelerate Dementia By Mark Michaud Dec. 2, 2014 A new study out today in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that traumatic brain injury can disrupt the function of the brain’s waste removal system. When this occurs, toxic proteins may accumulate in ...
Patient Care URMC Names New Chief Financial Officer By URMC Communications Nov. 20, 2014 The University of Rochester Medical Center has named David A. Kirshner as chief financial officer (CFO). Kirshner will join URMC in January, succeeding Michael Goonan who will retire in December.
Research New Tools in Fight Against Virus that Attacks the Brain By Mark Michaud Nov. 17, 2014 Researchers have developed new insight into a rare but deadly brain infection, called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. This disease – which is caused by the JC virus – is most frequently ...
Research URMC Receives $2.5M for New Translational Ph.D. Track By URMC Communications Nov. 17, 2014 URMC has received $2.5 million from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to support a new Ph.D. track that will train scholars in both bench research and population health.
Research UR Cited as Top Medical Research University By URMC Communications Nov. 14, 2014 The University of Rochester has been ranked number eight in nation on a list of the top 10 life sciences research universities by the journal Nature Biotechnology.
