Research UR Awarded $29 Million for National Leadership in Cancer Control Research By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2019 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute is continuing its practice-changing research into cancer side-effects and symptom management with a coveted $29 million grant from the National Cancer ...
Research 3 Engineers Walk into a Cocktail Party By URMC Communications Sep. 17, 2019 How do humans solve the "cocktail party problem" through selective listening? And what happens when someone's brain can't cut out the clutter? These are the questions that a few biomedical ...
Patient Care Born to Bridge Psychiatry and Medicine By Sally Parker Sep. 16, 2019 Department of Psychiatry Chair Ben Lee's instrinsic grasp of the biopsychosocial model is sharping his vision for behavioral medicine in Rochester and beyond.
Research Book Describes Transformative Power of Local Initiatives to Address Environmental Health Inequities By Mark Michaud Sep. 16, 2019 A new book details the insights learned from communities that came together to overcome long-standing and seemingly insurmountable environmental public health challenges. Using three case studies, ...
Research Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Effective in Early Study By Emily Boynton Sep. 16, 2019 A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revved up the immune system much like a traditional flu shot without any negative side effects. The research represents an important step toward a technology that ...
Patient Care Investigators Looking to a Better Future for Patients with Bladder Cancer By URMC Communications Sep. 12, 2019 Wilmot researchers are revealing new insights into what drives the disease and possible new treatment pathways.
Patient Care Can Marijuana Help Cancer Patients? Perspectives from an Expert By URMC Communications Sep. 12, 2019 Many doctors have doubts about medical marijuana, even when their patients want to give it a try. One Palliative Care expert at URMC helps sort out fact from fiction on the use of cannabis among ...
Patient Care UR Medicine First in Northeast to Perform Robotic-Assisted Transplants for Kidney Recipients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 11, 2019 The first recipient to receive a living donor organ robotically using the da Vinci Robotic surgery System® at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital underwent surgery in May. A second case was ...
Patient Care Cancer Immunotherapy: Researchers Earn NIH Grant to Improve T-Cell Attack By Leslie Orr Sep. 9, 2019 T-cell immunotherapy is a revolutionary treatment that harnesses a patient’s own immune cells to kill cancer. A Wilmot Cancer Institute scientist received a $2.8 million award to investigate the ...
Research Strong Student-Adult Relationships Lower Suicide Attempts in High Schools By Scott Hesel Sep. 9, 2019 High schools where students are more connected to peers and adult staff, and share strong relationships with the same adults, have lower rates of suicide attempts, according to a new study published ...
