Research Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for Cancer By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2011 People who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according to a paper published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Education Whitneys Give $1 Million to School of Nursing in Support of Meliora Challenge By Christine Roth Dec. 6, 2011 Wyoming residents and University of Rochester alumni Fay Wadsworth Whitney ’60, ’61N, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Ralph “Roy” Whitney, Jr., ’57, ’73S (MBA), recently announced a gift of $1 million to ...
Patient Care URMC Launches Fundraising Campaign for New Children’s Hospital By URMC Communications Oct. 29, 2011 Volunteers, University and Medical Center leaders, physicians, and staff tonight launched a $100 million campaign to transform Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical ...
Research URMC Pathologist Honored for Advancing Knowledge of Breast Cancer By Leslie Orr Sep. 14, 2011 David Hicks, M.D., director of Surgical Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received a prestigious award Sept. 13, 2011, from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for his ...
Research Stem Cell Efforts to Treat Neurological Disease Bolstered With $4.5 Million By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2011 The endeavor to find better treatments or perhaps even one day a cure for a host of debilitating and fatal neurological diseases has been bolstered by an influx of funding from a mix of private and ...
Research In Quest for New Therapies, Clinician-Scientist Team Unlocks Hidden Information in Human Genome By Emily Boynton Aug. 10, 2011 The work of molecular biologist Joseph M. Miano, Ph.D., and clinician Craig Benson, M.D., seems worlds apart: Miano helps head the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute and Benson is chief resident ...
Research In Pregnancy, Diabetes-Obesity Combo a Major Red Flag By Emily Boynton Jul. 25, 2011 Type 2 diabetes and obesity in pregnancy is a daunting duo, according to new research published this month in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. The study shows that both conditions ...
Research Moss Awarded Heart Rhythm Society’s Top Honor for Exceptional Contributions to Field By Emily Boynton May. 9, 2011 Arthur J. Moss, M.D., professor of Cardiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and world-renowned expert on electrical disturbances of the heart, received the Heart Rhythm Society’s ...
Research URMC Leads Push for New Approaches to Brain Injury By Leslie Orr May. 3, 2011 In the race to more accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries quickly and without a CT scan, a University of Rochester Medical Center expert has a leading role in two important nationwide ...
Research Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells after Injury in Early Studies By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2011 Anti-depressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a study by neurosurgeons at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
