Patient Care Men’s Health Day Explores Keys Healthy Aging By Mark Michaud Jun. 7, 2016 UR Medicine’s 12th Annual Men’s Health Day will be held on Friday, June 17, 2016. Caregivers from UR Medicine will address a wide range of topics, focusing on how older men can prolong a healthy and ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists First in Region to Use Device to Reduce Stroke Risk By Leslie White Jun. 7, 2016 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is first in the Rochester area to offer people a new minimally invasive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, to prevent strokes.
Research Swapping Sick for Healthy Brain Cells Slows Huntington’s Disease By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2016 Researchers have successfully reduced the symptoms and slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease in mice using healthy human brain cells. The findings, which were published today in the journal ...
Research Epigenetics: A Promising Field, but Still a Ways from Helping Patients By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2016 Epigenetics is a popular, yet still mysterious concept in health and medicine. Harold C. Smith, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics comments on the progress and future of epigenetics ...
Research $1.5M Senate Grant Supports Programs to Curb Youth Suicide and Substance Abuse By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2016 More than a decade of research by URMC professor of Psychiatry Peter Wyman, Ph.D., is now helping to bring two promising programs--aimed at curbing youth suicide prevention and substance abuse--into ...
Education Professor of Psychiatry J. Richard Ciccone, M.D. Honored with Kaiser Medal By Christine Roth Jun. 3, 2016 The Rochester Academy of Medicine recently bestowed its highest honor—the Albert David Kaiser Medal—upon J. Richard Ciccone, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and founding director of the Psychiatry and ...
Patient Care Rainbow Veggie Skewers By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 3, 2016 By combining 5 different colored vegetables in these kebobs, you have a side dish with great visual appeal and nutrition!
Patient Care Upcoming Events Support Area Cancer Survivors and Patients By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 3, 2016 This summer, UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will host three events to celebrate cancer survivorship and to support those who are facing new challenges in life after cancer.
Patient Care Test Stress: Helping Students Manage Anxiety By Lori Barrette Jun. 2, 2016 As the school year winds down, kids’ anxiety over exams can ramp up. While a little test stress can be motivating, too much can derail some of the best students. UR Medicine expert Dr. Laura Cardella ...
Community Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run Set for Saturday By URMC Communications Jun. 2, 2016 Golisano Children’s Hospital will be holding its 20th Annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Genesee Valley Park. This event will raise money for the 85,000 kids from ...
