Research Researchers receive grant to study gene therapy and DNA delivery By URMC Communications Dec. 5, 2014 Since its discovery several decades ago, gene therapy has been a medicinal sphinx, with doctors as enamored by its potential as they are frustrated by the riddles it presents. Researchers at the ...
Tinsel in a Tangle? Don’t Let Stress Spoil the Season By URMC Communications Dec. 5, 2014 We waited all year for the holiday season to come 'round, but is it becoming a bit too much? Does the prep sap your energy, dominating the lead-up to the celebration? What if, rather than focusing on ...
Patient Care Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., Elected 2016 APA President By URMC Communications Dec. 3, 2014 Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., director of UR Medicine’s Institute for the Family, has been elected 2016 president of the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA is the largest professional ...
Research Blows to Head Damage Brain’s ‘Garbage Truck,’ Accelerate Dementia By Mark Michaud Dec. 2, 2014 A new study out today in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that traumatic brain injury can disrupt the function of the brain’s waste removal system. When this occurs, toxic proteins may accumulate in ...
Research Blows to Head Can Lead to Dirty Brains By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2014 It the latest of a series of studies that are fundamentally changing the way scientists look at neurological disorders, new research shows that traumatic brain injury impairs the brain’s ability to ...
Research Researchers Receive $1.4M to Study Gene Therapy and DNA Delivery By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2014 Researchers at URMC are studying ways to deliver DNA through a cell's cytoplasm and into the nucleus, which could lead to a breakthrough in gene therapy techniques.
Happy Thanksgiving from Golisano Children's Hospital By URMC Communications Nov. 27, 2014 Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this holiday. We are grateful for our patient families, like the Conrows, who remind us to celebrate each day and the memories made with each ...
Patient Care URMC Names New Chief Financial Officer By URMC Communications Nov. 20, 2014 The University of Rochester Medical Center has named David A. Kirshner as chief financial officer (CFO). Kirshner will join URMC in January, succeeding Michael Goonan who will retire in December.
Research UR, Cornell Team Up to Study Inflammation By URMC Communications Nov. 20, 2014 Researchers from the University of Rochester are teaming up with scientists from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University to study Inflammation, which plays a role in nine of the top ...
A Week of Building Donor Stories Ends with Special "Grace's Garden" Event By URMC Communications Nov. 20, 2014 All week, 13WHAM anchor Jennifer Johnson has shared stories of generous donors who have committed to naming a space in our new Golisano Children's Hospital building. Packaged as a "Giving to ...
