Education Kohl's Cares Supports Children's Hospital's Bike Safety Program By Rebecca Youmell Sep. 5, 2014 Aiming to reduce bicycling injuries among Rochester youth, Kohl’s Cares® recently granted UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital $93,661 to continue the Kohl’s Pedal Patrol Program, an ...
Whipping Childhood Cancer and Spreading Awareness By URMC Communications Sep. 5, 2014 Raising awareness about a cause, especially one that impacts children, is important to faculty and staff at Golisano Children's Hospital, even if it means getting a little messy. In honor of National ...
Education GI Experts to Host Statewide Endoscopy Workshop By Lori Barrette Sep. 5, 2014 URMC’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will welcome gastroenterology fellows from across upstate New York for a first-ever hands-on endoscopy workshop on Saturday, Sept. 13, sponsored in ...
Research Does Androgen Fuel Kidney Cancer, too? By URMC Communications Sep. 4, 2014 For years the Urology laboratory of Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D., has been studying the role of the androgen receptor (AR) in prostate, bladder, and liver cancer – and now Chang has discovered that AR ...
Research Researchers Spot New Neuromuscular Disorder By URMC Communications Sep. 4, 2014 Two families from the U.S. and the U.K. have been determined to have a rare and previously unidentified inherited neuromuscular disorder. The new disease is the result of a genetic mutation that ...
Community Breast Health Day to Focus on Screening and Staying Well By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 4, 2014 Learn what every woman should know about breast imaging, what a biopsy can tell you about breast cancer risk and what you can do to minimize your risk during Breast Health Day on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Research Researchers Identify New Rare Neuromuscular Disease By Mark Michaud Sep. 4, 2014 An international team of researchers has identified a new inherited neuromuscular disorder. The rare condition is the result of a genetic mutation that interferes with the communication between ...
Research What Can Your Face Tell You About Your Heart? By URMC Communications Sep. 2, 2014 A partnership between the University of Rochester and Xerox has created a new technology that can perceive subtle changes in skin color on the face and determine whether or not a person is ...
Trade in Work Attire for Jeans on Miracle Jeans Day! By URMC Communications Aug. 29, 2014 Wear jeans. Help kids. Thousands of Children's Miracle Network Hospital supporters will be trading in their usual work attire for a pair of comfortable jeans in honor of Miracle Jeans Day Sept. 10. ...
Patient Care Breast Health Day: Dispelling Mammogram Myths By Lori Barrette Aug. 29, 2014 Mammograms are the gold standard for detecting breast cancer. But they can be uncomfortable, and women may avoid them out of fear of what they may reveal. Dr. Avice O’Connell, director of Women’s ...
