Research Popular Autism Diet Does Not Demonstrate Behavioral Improvement By URMC Communications May. 19, 2010 A popular belief that specific dietary changes can improve the symptoms of children with autism was not supported by a tightly controlled University of Rochester study, which found that eliminating ...
Patient Care New EP Lab Offers Curative Therapy with Reduced Risks By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 Electrophysiology services at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded with the introduction of a third EP laboratory featuring cutting-edge technology for the treatment of cardiac ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Expands Robotic Surgeries to Oral, Pharyngeal Cancers By Leslie White Feb. 16, 2010 Doctors at University of Rochester Medical Center are first in upstate New York to incorporate the precision and dexterity of a surgical robot to remove cancerous tumors in the mouth and throat.
Research In Journey from Maggot to Fruit Fly, a Clue about Cancer Metastasis By URMC Communications Jan. 19, 2010 Scientists trying to understand how cancer cells invade healthy tissue have used the fruit fly’s metamorphosis from maggot to flying insect as a guide to identify a key molecular signal that may be ...
Research Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2009 With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers – Advil, Tylenol, aspirin – at the time of injection ...
Community Community Groups Join Together to Boost HIV Awareness By URMC Communications Oct. 21, 2009 The MOCHA Center and the Rochester Victory Alliance (formerly the University of Rochester HIV Vaccine Trials Unit) are the lead organizers with more than a dozen community-based organizations that ...
Research CDC Funds Pioneering Weight Loss Research in Deaf Community By Leslie Orr Oct. 7, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center and its partners in the deaf community are setting out to tackle a common problem – obesity – by using a unique approach.
Research $10.5 Million in Funding Creates Center to Study OCD By URMC Communications Sep. 29, 2009 A new research center exploring the science underlying a potential new treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has been established at the University of Rochester Medical Center, thanks to a ...
Patient Care Rochester Native Joins Department of Neurosurgery By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 28, 2009 Former Penfield resident Andrew M. Wensel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center as an assistant professor of Neurosurgery, expanding the faculty ranks of the department to 11.
Research Viagra Relatives Shrink Abnormally Large Hearts By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2009 Compounds related to Viagra, which is already in clinical trials to prevent heart failure, may also counter the disease in a different way, according to a study published online today in the journal ...
