Research URMC Study: How to Relax, Relieve Queasiness from Chemotherapy By Leslie Orr Jan. 8, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center is launching a large study across upstate New York, in its continuing quest to help cancer patients cope with nausea during chemotherapy by using relaxation ...
Research URMC Pediatrician to Receive Top Honor from American Pediatric Society By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2013 Elizabeth R. “Lissa” McAnarney, M.D., professor and chair emerita of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2013 John Howland Medal from the American Pediatric ...
Education Strong Memorial Hospital’s Gala Wine Tasting Marks 22 Years By URMC Communications Jan. 6, 2013 Organizers of Rochester’s favorite wine tasting event have made improvements to reach out to beer lovers and also make it easier than ever to order tickets. The event is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. ...
Research Insight from an Unlikely Source: Waste Removal in Worms Reveals a New Mechanism to Regulate Calcium Signaling By Emily Boynton Jan. 4, 2013 Calcium is so much more than the mineral that makes our bones and teeth strong: It is a ubiquitous signaling molecule that provides crucial information inside of and between cells. Calcium is used to ...
Patient Care URMC Radiologist George A. Holland, M.D., Dies By Leslie White Jan. 3, 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center radiologist George A. Holland, M.D., an expert in magnetic resonance imaging and minimally invasive treatment of solid organ tumors, died suddenly, Jan. 1, ...
Research Prenatal Exposure to Fish Beneficial to Child Development By URMC Communications Jan. 3, 2013 A study published recently in the Journal of Nutrition adds to the growing scientific evidence that when expecting mothers eat fish often, they are giving their future children a boost in brain ...
Research Researchers Zero In on Cognitive Difficulties Associated with Menopause By Mark Michaud Jan. 3, 2013 The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause. That ...
Research Houston, We Have Another Problem By Mark Michaud Dec. 31, 2012 As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out today in the journal PLOS ONE shows that cosmic radiation – which would bombard astronauts on deep space missions to ...
Patient Care Pluta Cancer Center Now Part of URMC By URMC Communications Dec. 28, 2012 A process that began several months ago culminated today as the Pluta Cancer Center legally transferred its programs and services to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Operationally, ...
Updated Statement on the Conditions of Webster Firefighters from Nicole Stassen, M.D., Trauma Surgeon, Kessler Burn & Trauma Center By Teri D'Agostino Dec. 26, 2012 Both firefighters injured in Monday’s shooting are convalescing and doing as well as I would expect at this stage. Mr. Scardino and Mr. Hofstetter are both receiving supportive care and are making ...
