Research Golisano Children’s Hospital Joins National NICU Research Network By URMC Communications May. 15, 2011 Premature and sick newborns across western New York will have access to the newest therapies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical ...
Research Rochester Autism Researchers Present New Findings at IMFAR By URMC Communications May. 13, 2011 Much about autism is unknown, but researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are working to learn more about the neurodevelopmental disorder and its most effective treatments. ...
Research Two Defective Proteins Conspire to Impair the Nerve Cell’s ‘Powerhouse’ in Alzheimer Disease By URMC Communications May. 13, 2011 Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings ...
Education Eat Your Heart out this Memorial Day at the Roc City Rib Fest By URMC Communications May. 12, 2011 What would Memorial Day be without food that’s finger-licking good? The fourth annual Roc City Rib Fest, which gets bigger and better every year, will serve up the best barbeque in town during the ...
Patient Care A bright, lively toddler from China receives a second chance at life By URMC Communications May. 12, 2011 At 16 months old, Leah, who was living in China, suffered from an imperforate anus. Two American parents adopted her and brought her to Golisano Children’s Hospital, where a talented pediatric ...
Research URMC Observes HIV Vaccine Awareness Day with Events By URMC Communications May. 12, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s HIV vaccine clinical trials unit, The Rochester Victory Alliance, will participate in events and activities from May 13 to 18, to mark HIV Vaccine ...
Patient Care Recovery from complicated surgery shows teen has a whole lot of heart By URMC Communications May. 11, 2011 At 13, Ryan Sheehan, a teen from Chili, had already had three open-heart surgeries. Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cardiac surgeon was willing to perform a fourth surgery when others wouldn’t, which ...
Patient Care Kicking leukemia gives teen a better sense of self By URMC Communications May. 10, 2011 A 15-year-old Byron teen, Katelin Ivison, learned that she had acute myeloid leukemia on her 14th birthday last January. After intensive treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Kaytee is cancer-free. ...
Research Genetic Defects Hold Clues to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death By Emily Boynton May. 10, 2011 Sudden cardiac death is always a shocking, tragic event, especially when it occurs at a young age. But, for the first time, scientists are unraveling how genetic defects can help predict the risk of ...
Community CAREing in Court Project Connects Families to Local Resources By URMC Communications May. 9, 2011 Abigail Kroening, M.D., a third-year pediatric resident at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been at the helms of the Children’s Center project to ...
