Girl fights cancer with a lot of spirit By URMC Communications Sep. 9, 2015 September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This year, 16,000 children and teens will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. 175,000 children will be diagnosed worldwide. ...
Patient Care Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group Joins UR Medicine By Leslie White Sep. 9, 2015 The Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group, which has served the Rochester region for four decades, has joined UR Medicine, creating the region’s largest and most experienced heart team.
Research Breakthrough in Understanding New Class of Antibiotics By URMC Communications Sep. 8, 2015 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have uncovered how a new class of antibiotics works. Their findings may lead to development of drugs that could someday be ...
Research Brain Damage During Stroke May Point to Source of Addiction By Mark Michaud Sep. 8, 2015 A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain – called the insular cortex – may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute to open new Geneva office By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 4, 2015 Beginning Sept. 14, patients who need medical oncology, hematology and chemotherapy/infusion services will be seen at the new building, which is about twice the size of the current Geneva clinic.
Research Immune Cells Take Cue from Animal Kingdom: Together, Everyone Achieves More By Emily Boynton Sep. 4, 2015 Much like birds fly in flocks to conserve energy and ants create complex nests to protect their queens, immune cells engage in coordinated behavior to wipe out viruses like the flu.
Research Research on Women's Cancers Lacking in Poor and Middle-Income Countries By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 1, 2015 Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) see millions of cases of breast and cervical cancer each year, but much of the research on these diseases is based in wealthier countries that have far ...
Fairport Music Festival celebrates new hospital By URMC Communications Sep. 1, 2015 The Fairport Music and Food Festival - a summer favorite that benefits patients and families at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital - went back to its roots of music and shortened its name to ...
Research UR Collaborates on Nationwide Study for New Parkinson’s Treatment By Leslie Orr Aug. 31, 2015 In a 60-site clinical study to investigate whether the drug inosine can slow early Parkinson’s disease, the University of Rochester Medical Center was selected as the coordinating center for data ...
Research Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise By Leslie White Aug. 31, 2015 A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...
