Research Capability of Curry Component to Treat Disease Merits U.S. Patent By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2012 A U.S patent issued today to the University of Rochester and two other entities for the use of compounds related to a popular spice in the fight against cancer, acne, baldness, and other medical ...
Patient Care Nursing Team at Strong Memorial Hospital Receives Skin Safety Award By URMC Communications Jun. 11, 2012 Strong Memorial Hospital’s Adult Critical Care Skin Care Team has received the inaugural 3M Award for Excellence in Skin Safety, awarded by 3M and the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society ...
Research What Does It Mean To Be Cool? It May Not Be What You Think By URMC Communications Jun. 7, 2012 Do rebelliousness, emotional control, toughness and thrill-seeking still make up the essence of coolness? Can performers James Dean and Miles Davis still be considered the models of cool? Research ...
Research Doubling Down on Heart Failure: Researchers Discover New Route to Disease, and Drugs to Match By Emily Boynton Jun. 7, 2012 A new study in the journal Circulation packs a powerful one-two punch in the fight against heart failure. The leading blow: Identification of a unique alliance of proteins that plays a major role in ...
Research Study Links Teamwork, Communication with Quality of Nursing Home Care By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2012 Nursing homes that foster an environment in which workers feel they are valued contributors to a team of caregivers provide better care to their residents. That is the conclusion of a study out this ...
Education International Leukemia Experts Gather to Honor Wilmot Cancer Center's John Bennett, M.D. By URMC Communications Jun. 5, 2012 Some of the world’s leading experts on leukemia, from both Europe and North America, will gather Saturday, June 9, for a Symposium on Myeloid Neoplasms organized to honor the many contributions to ...
Research Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat By Leslie Orr Jun. 5, 2012 Even when brain injury is so subtle that it can only be detected by an ultra-sensitive imaging test, the injury might predispose soldiers in combat to post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a ...
Patient Care U.S. News Ranks Golisano Children's Hospital Among Best in Four Programs By URMC Communications Jun. 5, 2012 Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has been listed among the nation’s best hospitals for four pediatric specialties -- gastroenterology, neonatology, ...
Patient Care Teamwork Saves Retired Restaurateur after Sudden Cardiac Death By Leslie White Jun. 5, 2012 Richard “Duff” Rund considers himself incredibly lucky. He survived sudden cardiac death –and he credits fast action by friends on the tennis court, an automated external defibrillator and seamless ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Program Receives National Quality Designation By URMC Communications Jun. 4, 2012 The Hematology/Oncology division of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer center has earned certification through the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) ...
