Community “Reaching Out to Kids” Program Builds Lasting Relationships By Rebecca Youmell Feb. 11, 2013 For the past 16 years, the University of Rochester’s Reaching Out to Kids (ROK) program has paired medical students with pediatric patients at Golisano Children’s Hospital, fostering long-term ...
Research Cells Forged from Human Skin Show Promise in Treating MS, Myelin Disorders By Mark Michaud Feb. 7, 2013 A study out today in the journal Cell Stem Cell shows that human brain cells created by reprogramming skin cells have the potential to be highly effective in treating myelin disorders, a family of ...
Patient Care URMC Prepares for Next-Generation Health Care Plans By URMC Communications Feb. 6, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is seeking New York State Department of Health approval to form a new provider network whose members will participate in emerging payment plans that ...
Research New Memorial Wall Honors Nation's Veterans By Mark Michaud Jan. 31, 2013 A wall to honor veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces was dedicated today in a ceremony in the University of Rochester Medical Center Saunders Research Building. The wall was inspired by philanthropist ...
Education Dean Kathy H. Rideout’s Investiture Marks New Chapter for the School of Nursing By Christine Roth Jan. 24, 2013 Pediatric nurse practitioner Kathy H. Rideout, was officially installed as the fifth dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing today during an investiture ceremony that marked the ...
Research Temkin-Greener Named Interim Chair of Public Health Sciences By Mark Michaud Jan. 24, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center announced today that Helena Temkin-Greener, Ph.D. will serve as interim chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences effective February 1, 2013. ...
Research Cancer Cell Metabolism Yields New Insights on Leukemia By Leslie Orr Jan. 17, 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have proposed a new reason why acute myeloid leukemia, one of the most aggressive cancers, is so difficult to cure.
Patient Care NY Law: Following Mammography, Physicians Must Notify of Breast Density By Leslie Orr Jan. 16, 2013 A New York state law that went into effect Jan. 19, 2013, could impact up to half of all women who get annual mammograms, according to Avice O’Connell, M.D., director of Women’s Imaging at the ...
Research URMC Launches Effort to Improve Palliative Care in Nursing Homes By Mark Michaud Jan. 14, 2013 A project involving nursing homes from across upstate New York will seek to establish new standards and strengthen the quality of end-of-life care. The $1.9 million project is one of the first awards ...
Research Study: Model for Brain Signaling Flawed By Mark Michaud Jan. 10, 2013 A new study out today in the journal Science turns two decades of understanding about how brain cells communicate on its head. The study demonstrates that the tripartite synapse – a model long ...
