Research FDA Funds Study of Therapies for Pain, Addiction, Sedation By URMC Communications Oct. 20, 2016 A team led by Rochester researchers will use up to $4 million from the FDA to speed the development of new treatments for acute and chronic pain, addiction and sedation. Currently, patients have few ...
Research $1.5M Senate Grant Supports Programs to Curb Youth Suicide and Substance Abuse By URMC Communications Jun. 6, 2016 More than a decade of research by URMC professor of Psychiatry Peter Wyman, Ph.D., is now helping to bring two promising programs--aimed at curbing youth suicide prevention and substance abuse--into ...
Patient Care World No Tobacco Day: Time to Quit By Lori Barrette May. 31, 2016 If World No Tobacco Day has you thinking about kicking your smoking habit, dental expert Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra offers some facts to help convince you that the time to quit is now.
Research Study Sheds Light on Source of Drug Addicts Risk-Taking Behavior By Mark Michaud Feb. 9, 2016 A study out today provides new insight into how the brains of drug addicts may be wired differently. The findings, which appear in the journal Psychopharmacology, show that while drug users have very ...
Patient Care 5 Steps to a Healthier New Year By Lori Barrette Dec. 30, 2015 A new year offers a fresh start for committing to take good care of our health. UR Medicine experts share some simple tips for a healthier, happier year.
Patient Care Quitting Time: Helping a Loved One Stop Smoking By Lori Barrette Nov. 19, 2015 Despite declining tobacco use, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. still smoke. About one-third of them try to quit each year but only 4 to 7 percent will succeed without help from medications or the people ...
Research Brain Damage During Stroke May Point to Source of Addiction By Mark Michaud Sep. 8, 2015 A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain – called the insular cortex – may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...
Research Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., to lead Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in 2016 By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 2, 2015 Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., professor of Public Health Sciences and Oncology, has been elected 2016 president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Ossip will serve as president-elect ...
Patient Care Time to Quit? Smoking Facts to Chew On By Lori Barrette Jan. 12, 2015 If you need a few more reasons to add quitting smoking to your to-do list for 2015, Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra suggests you consider the impact it can have on your ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Offering Opioid Overdose Prevention Program By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery is beginning a monthly Opiod Overdose Prevention Program that is open to the general public, free of charge. Participants will learn to recognize the symptoms of opiod ...
