Research Finding May Point to Source of Seizures in Infants By URMC Communications Apr. 15, 2014 An international team of researchers has pinpointed a genetic mutation that appears to be responsible for a rare condition that triggers seizures in babies. The mutation was identified thanks to new ...
Patient Care Seeing Spots? Facts on Flashers and Floaters By Lori Barrette Apr. 14, 2014 Our eyes change as we age and, by the time we reach age 60, we may notice flashers and floaters in our vision. Often harmless, flashers and floaters can be alarming and may mean it’s time for an eye ...
Crush Cancer Concert honors patient with brain cancer By URMC Communications Apr. 14, 2014 Friends and family of Hannah Metzler, a Fairport High School (FHS) junior and UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital patient who passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer, will ...
Research How are Depression and Memory Loss Connected? By URMC Communications Apr. 14, 2014 A preliminary study conducted by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the School of Nursing delves more deeply into the relationship between depression ...
Research Research at the New York Influenza Center of Excellence Continues with New NIH Grant By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2014 Researchers were awarded approximately $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue studying how our bodies respond to seasonal and pandemic flu viruses and vaccines.
Research For Sick, Elderly Patients, Surgical Decision Making “Takes a Village” By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2014 Surgical decision making for sick, elderly patients should be orchestrated by a multidisciplinary team, advocates Laurent G. Glance, M.D., in a perspective piece published in the New England Journal ...
Patient Care Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers By Lori Barrette Apr. 10, 2014 Heading south for the upcoming school break? Remember to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays. UR Medicine dermatologist Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio says the idea that a suntan makes you appear ...
Research Rochester Researchers Receive $3 Million to Study Flu By Emily Boynton Apr. 9, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry were awarded approximately $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on seasonal and pandemic ...
Community Crush Cancer Concert Honors Children's Hospital Patient and Helps Others By Rebecca Youmell Apr. 9, 2014 Friends and family of Hannah Metzler, a Fairport High School (FHS) junior and UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital patient who passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer, will ...
Patient Care Allegany Carpenter Awaits Heart Transplant, Urges Organ Donation By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2014 Terry Zink’s skilled hands have turned logs into homes and furniture over the past four decades. But today he needs something that he can’t build – a new heart.
