Research Brain 'Drowns' in Its Own Fluid after a Stroke By Mark Michaud Jan. 30, 2020 Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research, which was conducted in mice and appears in the journal Science, shows for ...
Patient Care URMC Awarded $6.7M to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 13, 2020 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been named one of the three Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder in the country, and awarded a $6.7 million federal grant to identify ...
Patient Care A Scientific Approach to Breast Cancer: One Survivor Shares Her Thought Process By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jan. 10, 2020 As a biology major, Lorna Wright knows what cancer looks like, and she recognized it when it popped up on the screen in her own ultrasound. A scientific approach to decision-making helped her through ...
Research Chemicals in Vaping Flavors Cause Widespread Damage to Lung Tissue By Mark Michaud Dec. 18, 2019 New research appearing in the journal Scientific Reports unpacks the list of chemicals that comprise flavored e-liquids and pods used in vaping and details their harmful effects to lung tissue, ...
Research Radiation Breaks Connections in the Brain By Mark Michaud Dec. 16, 2019 One of the potentially life-altering side effects that patients experience after cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer is cognitive impairment. Researchers now believe that they have pinpointed why ...
Patient Care Embracing the Beauty of Life – Challenges and All By Barbara Ficarra Dec. 13, 2019 When Nick Fioravanti was diagnosed with cerebral palsy before his first birthday, his parents, Julie and Alex, decided he would live as full and joyful a life as possible. To reach that goal, they ...
Patient Care Finding Strength for Motherhood By Barbara Ficarra Dec. 4, 2019 Nadia Fulford was diagnosed with sickle cell disease very early in life, and she has spent all of her young life learning to live with it. She had no choice, because there is no cure.
