Research UR Distinguished Alumnus Alejandro Zaffaroni Dies in California By Leslie Orr Mar. 3, 2014 Alejandro Zaffaroni, who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester in 1949 and went on to become a world renowned biotechnology entrepreneur and innovator of drug delivery systems, died ...
Patient Care Just Add Water: Quenching Your Winter-Parched Skin By Lori Barrette Mar. 3, 2014 Freezing temperatures and harsh winds can wreak havoc on our skin. Mix cold, dry, windy weather with indoor heating and the result for your skin may be an itchy, scaly mess. UR Medicine Dermatologist ...
A Tumble, Thunk: How Serious is the Child’s Injury? By URMC Communications Feb. 27, 2014 When a child wipes out while snowboarding or falls down a flight of stairs, paramedics quickly make triage decisions on site, including where to send the child for treatment. A Rochester team is ...
Research Local Charity Donates $75K to Wilmot Research By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2014 Did you see local TV cameras in the lobby of the Wilmot Cancer Center? The Pancreatic Cancer Association of Western New York (PCAWNY) presented a check for $75,176 for research at Wilmot, and three ...
Education An Award Winning Hobby By URMC Communications Feb. 24, 2014 Gary D. Paige, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been heading to Elk Lake Lodge in the Adirondacks every year for more than two decades. While there, he takes a lot of photographs. ...
Research Researchers Seeking Volunteers to Test Vaccine against Common Herpes Virus By Emily Boynton Feb. 24, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry are testing a new vaccine against a little-known but widespread herpes virus called cytomegalovirus or CMV.
Patient Care News Anchor’s On-Air Colonoscopy Aims to Take Fear Away, Encourage Screenings By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 Kevin Doran, anchor for WROC-TV News 8, is inviting his audience to follow him through the process of his colonoscopy, in the hope of encouraging others to have the screening that can potentially ...
Patient Care Be Aware: Colonoscopy Can Screen for and Prevent Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 If you could take a few simple steps to prevent cancer, would you? Most of us like to think we’d do anything we can to stay healthy. Until your doctor says it’s time for a colonoscopy. Even the most ...
People Former CDC Expert on Obesity to Talk on Controlling the Epidemic By URMC Communications Feb. 20, 2014 William Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., former Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the 14th annual Dyson Day lecturer ...
Common Antidepressant Eases Agitation in Alzheimer’s Patients By URMC Communications Feb. 19, 2014 Rochester researchers found that a high dose of a common antidepressant drug (citalopram) significantly reduced agitation in Alzheimer’s patients. Agitation is one of the most common reasons ...
