Patient Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Begins Offering Donor Breast Milk to Premature Infants By Jessica O'Leary Nov. 8, 2017 Babies with very low birthweights — those weighing less than 3.3 pounds — now have access to donor breastmilk and donor milk products when a mother’s own milk is not available.
Research URMC Awarded Nearly $6 Million to Study Deadly Bone Infections By Susanne Pallo Nov. 6, 2017 The team, in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research, will study how a deadly bacteria gets into bone and how patients’ immune responses to the bug can actually make them sicker and more likely to ...
Patient Care The Future of Esophageal Cancer: Clinical Trials at Wilmot Attempt to Improve Treatments By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 3, 2017 Researchers at Wilmot Cancer Institute are working to improve treatment for esophageal cancer, a disease that affects 17,000 Americans each year. Often diagnosed after the cancer has spread, the ...
Research In Pursuit of a Universal Flu Shot By Emily Boynton Nov. 2, 2017 Developing a universal flu vaccine that would protect against all seasonal and pandemic strains of the flu virus is no easy task, and new research suggests that one of the most promising strategies ...
Research What’s in Your Gut? Bacteria Might Impact Response to Cancer Therapy By URMC Communications Nov. 2, 2017 A melanoma patient’s gut bacteria—“favorable” or “unfavorable”—influences whether that person responds to immunotherapy treatment, according to a new study published in Science.
Patient Care UR Medicine Hosts Bladder Health Information Event November 15 By Barbara Ficarra Nov. 2, 2017 n recognition of November as National Bladder Health Awareness Month, and UR Medicine Adult Pelvic Health and Continence Care will host a free educational event on bladder health for women and men, ...
"Bubbles" Boost Search for Treatment to Aid Head and Neck Cancer Patients By URMC Communications Nov. 2, 2017 A scientific team at the University of Rochester is using innovative technology to discover preventative treatments for salivary gland radiation damage typical for head and neck cancer patients—and ...
Research Scientists Link Pancreatic Cancer Survival to Four Genes By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2017 Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in Jama Oncology.
