Research Scientists Create “Endless Supply” of Myelin-Forming Cells By Mark Michaud Nov. 1, 2012 In a new study appearing this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics that instruct specific brain cells to continue to divide. This discovery ...
Research Wilmot Scientist to Lead Survivorship Study of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy By URMC Communications Oct. 30, 2012 A new, multi-center study of cancer survivors spearheaded by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center could lead to ways in which to identify patients who are more susceptible to ...
Patient Care Ob/Gyn Chair Cited with Lifetime Achievement Award By Lori Barrette Oct. 30, 2012 James R. Woods Jr., M.D., received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II.
Research Researchers Build on Diabetes-Liver Cancer Connection By Leslie Orr Oct. 29, 2012 Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher risk of having advanced liver cancer at the time of diagnosis, suggesting that the presence of diabetes may promote more invasive tumor biology, a ...
Education Preserving Our Waters is Topic of Fabien Cousteau Talk to Rochester-area Students By URMC Communications Oct. 29, 2012 Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, will appear at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) to present a talk to 80 middle-school students from the Rochester ...
Patient Care Event Aims to Educate Women on Maintaining Bladder Health By Lori Barrette Oct. 25, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Pelvic Health and Continence Specialties hosts a free educational event to raise awareness of a common health issue for women, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. ...
Research Researchers at the Doorstep of Stem Cell Therapies for MS, Other Myelin Disorders By Mark Michaud Oct. 25, 2012 In a review article appearing today in the journal Science, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists Steve Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., Maiken Nedergaard, Ph.D., and Martha Windrem, Ph.D., contend ...
Research URMC, Deaf Community, Study How to Improve Research Participation By Leslie Orr Oct. 23, 2012 Documents that explain life-saving medical procedures or how to take part in research can be difficult to understand, but with a $600,000 grant the University of Rochester Medical Center is studying ...
Education 25th Anniversary Gala to Celebrate History and “Happily Ever After” By Rebecca Youmell Oct. 20, 2012 Surrounded by history, detailed decorations and costume-clad participants, guests of the 25th annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Gala, set for Saturday, Oct. 20, will feel as though they are walking ...
Education Celebration Monday for 99-year-old Morris J. Shapiro. M.D. By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 18, 2012 A celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Evarts Lounge in Helen Wood Hall. A professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, Shapiro is the ...
