Education Patient Care: The Pain Frontier By URMC Communications Jan. 31, 2014 Chronic pain is a quiet epidemic that has yet to grab the national attention it deserves. However, that’s not the case at our Neuromedicine Pain Management Center, which is being lauded for its ...
Education Looking for Trouble By URMC Communications Jan. 31, 2014 The School of Medicine & Dentistry is collaborating with the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to open the Center for Medical Technology Innovation (CMTI). The new center is forging ...
Education Alumni: Sound Medicine By URMC Communications Jan. 31, 2014 As a University of Rochester student, Philip Gruppuso (MD ’77) found a way to merge medical school with music. Now, he says, liberal arts are even more critical to preparing the next generation of ...
Research UR Medicine Takes to the Field During Sunday’s Super Bowl By Teri D'Agostino Jan. 30, 2014 Rochester area Super Bowl fans are encouraged to keep a sharp eye on the screen as the University of Rochester kicks off a new identity for its growing health care network: UR Medicine. In locally ...
Astrocytes Key to Potential Parkinson’s Therapy By URMC Communications Jan. 29, 2014 Astrocytes cells that until only recently have been dismissed as merely brain “glue” are becoming increasingly important and flexible tools in confronting a range of neurological disorders. New ...
Patient Care URMC Introduces New Therapy to Lower Sky-High Cholesterol By Leslie White Jan. 28, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists are first in Upstate New York to offer a blood-cleansing therapy for people with extremely high cholesterol, including two-time heart attack ...
Research Finding Points to Possible New Parkinson’s Therapy By Mark Michaud Jan. 28, 2014 A new study shows that, when properly manipulated, a population of support cells found in the brain called astrocytes could provide a new and promising approach to treat Parkinson’s disease. These ...
Research Prostate Cancer Danger Zone: More Likely for Older, Black Men By URMC Communications Jan. 28, 2014 When prostate cancer is detected through a screening test and no symptoms are present, logic would say the disease is probably insignificant and the patient can avoid aggressive treatment. Yet ...
Patient Care URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Greece Ridge Mall By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...
Platelets Do More than Help Blood Clot – Just Ask the Immune System By URMC Communications Jan. 27, 2014 Platelets are known for their role in forming blood clots, but more and more research shows that platelets help control our immune system as well. A study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation ...
