Research $4M Award for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death By URMC Communications Aug. 13, 2014 A new grant will allow UR researchers to focus on the basic mechanisms that apply to a broad spectrum of genetic and acquired heart rhythm disorders.
Patient Care University of Rochester Doctor to Cycle across the U.S. for ALS By Jenny Fortin Aug. 12, 2014 Catherine (Carly) M. LaVigne, M.D., M.Ed., director of UR Medicine’s Headache Center, and an associate professor of Neurology, will bike from Astoria, Oregon, to Portland, Maine to raise funds for ...
Research $4M NIH Grant Supports UR Research to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death By Leslie White Aug. 12, 2014 Cardiology researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic mechanisms and ...
Patient Care Hand, Foot and Mouth: Ugly, Miserable and Contagious By Lori Barrette Aug. 8, 2014 Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus, and it often starts with common cold symptoms and a fever. Within a few days, the rash appears. Though it's most common in young children, adults ...
$1.3 Million Prosthodontic Clinic Renovation Complete at Eastman Dental By URMC Communications Aug. 8, 2014 Dental patients have begun to enjoy the recently completed $1.3 million renovation and expansion in Eastman Dental’s Prosthodontic clinic. Additional treatment rooms, the latest technology and new ...
Research New Mouse Model May Open New Autism Treatment Research Avenues By URMC Communications Aug. 8, 2014 When a scientist comes up with a great idea for new research, the biggest obstacle is often funding. Landing those big federal grants takes seed money and proof that the idea is worth pursuing, but ...
Physicians Don’t Often Suggest Aspirin to Prevent Disease By URMC Communications Aug. 7, 2014 Aspirin has been called a wonder drug, but a new study shows that a majority of people eligible to take it as a preventive therapy don’t recall their doctors ever telling them to do so.
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute, Melissa's Living Legacy to Collaborate on Services for Teens, Young Adults By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 7, 2014 Beginning in September, Wilmot Cancer Institute and Melissa’s Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation will collaborate on an innovative program to help teens and young adults navigate life during and ...
Research URMC Researchers Awarded $2.1M to Study E-Cigarettes By URMC Communications Aug. 7, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have commenced a study that will be used to help shape the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations on e-cigarettes, hookahs, and miniature ...
Research Baby Aspirin? Many Doctors Don’t Recommend, Despite Guidelines By Leslie Orr Aug. 4, 2014 A majority of middle-aged men and women eligible to take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke do not recall their doctors ever telling them to do so, according to a University of Rochester ...
