Research Using Yeast to Unravel Premature Aging Disorder By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2013 Like a fence that encloses a backyard, all of the body’s cells are surrounded by membranes. Each membrane has its own complement of membrane proteins, which perform critical functions like letting ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Researchers Awarded $2M to Study Age-Related Care By Leslie Orr May. 8, 2013 We’ve all known middle-aged people who seem older because of health problems and 75-year-olds who seem younger because they’re very healthy. Scientists want to know if measuring a cancer patient’s ...
Research Vietnam Veterans Could Hold Clue to Future for Today’s Soldiers By URMC Communications Apr. 25, 2013 Since 2001, more than two million service members have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and studies indicate nearly a third of them have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic ...
People University Mourns the Death of Robert Hurlbut By Teri D'Agostino Mar. 5, 2013 The University of Rochester notes the death of Robert H. Hurlbut, entrepreneur, long-term- care innovator, and community leader. Hurlbut died unexpectedly on March 4, leaving an indelible mark on ...
Research David Grabowski, Authority on the Economics of Aging, to Present 13th Annual Saward-Berg Lecture By Mark Michaud Feb. 27, 2013 David C. Grabowski, Ph.D., a renowned health services researcher and expert in the fields of aging policy and long-term care, will present the 13th annual Saward-Berg Lecture on Friday March 8, 2013. ...
Research URMC Orthopaedists Connect Science, Common Health Burdens By Leslie Orr Jan. 25, 2013 At a major orthopaedics meeting this weekend, researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center are showcasing studies that merge some of the most significant modern health problems -- ...
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 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 ...
Patient Care Allegany County Man Gets New Aortic Valve without Open Heart Surgery By Leslie White Oct. 16, 2012 A 91-year-old Belmont man was the first in the area to undergo a less invasive heart-valve replacement procedure at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The valve replacement technique is ...
Education Nursing Home Project Receives $800,000 HRSA Grant to Expand Impact and Provide Gerontology Traineeships to Graduate Nurses By Christine Roth Oct. 15, 2012 The Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium (GRNHQC), established in 2009 by University of Rochester School of Nursing associate professor of clinical nursing Tobie Olsan, Ph.D., M.P.A., ...
