Research Study: Early Surgery Controls Seizures, Improves Quality of Life By Mark Michaud Mar. 6, 2012 A new study out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent surgical ...
Research Wilmot Researchers Create New Way to Study Liver Cancer By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2012 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center have made significant strides in the study of a primary cancer of the liver– Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma ...
Research Research Building Recognized for Green Design By Mark Michaud Mar. 1, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Saunders Research Building has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification in recognition of a design that promotes ...
Research Older Adults Who Sleep Poorly React to Stress with Increased Inflammation By URMC Communications Mar. 1, 2012 Older adults who sleep poorly have an altered immune system response to stress that may increase risk for mental and physical health problems, according to a study led by a University of Rochester ...
Education Dyson Day Examines Decade of Decline for Children in Monroe County By URMC Communications Feb. 29, 2012 At the 12th annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial Grand Rounds, set for Wednesday, March 7, local health care providers will discuss why children in Monroe County had worse outcomes in a number of important ...
Community March Events to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 29, 2012 The Center for Community Health's Cancer Services Program of Monroe County is partnering with community businesses and organizations in March to get a total of 100 men screened for colorectal cancer, ...
Patient Care URMC Expands Wound Care Program with New Tools for Healing By Lori Barrette Feb. 28, 2012 Advanced treatments for patients in need of wound care will be available beginning March 6 at the new Strong Wound Healing Center, located at 160 Sawgrass Drive, Suite 130, off Westfall Road in ...
Research Noted Epidemiologist Kenneth J. Rothman to Present 12th Annual Saward-Berg Lecture By Mark Michaud Feb. 28, 2012 Kenneth J. Rothman, D.M.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., a leading researcher and expert in epidemiologic methods, will present the 12th annual Saward-Berg Lecture on Friday, March 9, 2012. The lecture – ...
Research Researchers Test Drug, Psychotherapy Combo for Fibromyalgia By Emily Boynton Feb. 28, 2012 For the first time, researchers will test whether two treatments are better than one for patients with fibromyalgia. With a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists from ...
Research Cornell U. Scholar to Chair URMC Department of Biostatistics By Leslie Orr Feb. 22, 2012 Robert L. Strawderman III, Sc.D., professor of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology and Statistical Science at Cornell University, and professor in the Department of Public Health at ...
