Patient Care Shattering the Stigma of Schizophrenia and Related Disorders By URMC Communications Oct. 16, 2014 More than three million Americans are diagnosed with Schizophrenia, a severe brain disorder that affects one’s ability to perceive reality. Many others suffer from related disorders. These are ...
Research Food 0, Sex 1 By URMC Communications Oct. 16, 2014 In a study that will probably elicit a collective “duh” from the average college student, researchers have discovered that male brains – at least in nematodes – are wired to ignore food so that they ...
Research Are Male Brains Wired to Ignore Food for Sex? By Mark Michaud Oct. 16, 2014 Choosing between two good things can be tough. When animals must decide between feeding and mating, it can get even trickier. In a discovery that might ring true even for some humans, researchers ...
Broccoli Sprout Extract May Help with Autism By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2014 One child out of every 68 born today will be diagnosed with autism. Because of that, research about the disorder and its potential treatments is growing and parents need to be informed consumers of ...
Research UR Researchers Recruiting Older Adults to Test H7N9 Bird Flu Vaccines By Emily Boynton Oct. 15, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry are recruiting volunteers between the ages of 50 and 70 to test a vaccine for H7N9, the bird flu virus that first surfaced ...
Research $2.9M NIH Grant Supports Research to Help Urban Teens Manage Asthma By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2014 For more than a decade, nurse researcher Hyekyun Rhee, Ph.D., R.N., P.N.P., associate professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, has been working to develop unique interventions to ...
Patient Care UR Medicine a Leader in LGBT Health Care By URMC Communications Oct. 14, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial and F.F. Thompson Hospitals have been named 2014 Leaders in Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF). They are the only Western New York ...
Research Wilmot Awarded $3M to Study Yoga for Cancer-Related Insomnia By Leslie Orr Oct. 13, 2014 Armed with a $3.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, the Wilmot Cancer Institute is launching the first study ever to test whether a unique yoga therapy can treat insomnia among cancer ...
Community 27th annual Gala to Bring the "Jungle Boogie" with Kool & the Gang By Rebecca Youmell Oct. 13, 2014 The Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center will be transformed into a safari for the 27th annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala on Oct. 18. Hundreds of advocates for sick and ...
Patient Care Study Weighs Link Between Antibiotics and Obesity in Kids By Lori Barrette Oct. 10, 2014 Health care providers have long warned about the consequences of over-prescribing antibiotics, and now, there’s another reason to be cautious. UR Medicine childhood obesity expert Dr. Stephen Cook ...
