Research Researchers Focus on Human Cells for Spinal Cord Injury Repair By Emily Boynton Mar. 2, 2011 For the first time, scientists discovered that specific human cells, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provide tremendous benefit, not only repairing damage to ...
Education Streets Turn Blue to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 2, 2011 The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, wants to turn Rochester’s Main Streets blue in an effort to raise ...
Research URMC Rheumatologist, Pro-Golfer Phil Mickelson, Shed Light on Psoriatic Arthritis By URMC Communications Mar. 2, 2011 Today, world class pro-golfer and psoriatic arthritis patient Phil Mickelson launched “On Course with Phil,” a disease education program for people with certain chronic inflammatory joint and skin ...
Research Researchers Pinpoint Patients Who Receive Greatest Benefit from Heart Failure Treatment By Emily Boynton Mar. 1, 2011 Mild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganized electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronization therapy with ...
Research Breast Reduction Surgery Safe, Effective for Select Adolescents By URMC Communications Feb. 24, 2011 When a grown woman experiences significant back and neck pain from macromastia – or very large breasts – it is common practice for plastic surgeons to relieve her pain by performing breast reduction ...
Research New Book Helps Educators Build Effective Autism Programs By URMC Communications Feb. 21, 2011 Autism programs need to be as flexible as their students are different from one another. That's why University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) professor Caroline Magyar, Ph.D., wrote a book to ...
Research High-Quality Care Associated with Lower Cost in Trauma By Emily Boynton Feb. 21, 2011 High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34 percent ...
Research URMC’s HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials Unit Opens Buffalo Office By URMC Communications Feb. 20, 2011 The Rochester Victory Alliance, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s HIV vaccine clinical trials unit, has opened a satellite clinic in downtown Buffalo to make it easier for volunteers in ...
Research Scheduled Deliveries Raise Risks for Mothers, Do Not Benefit Newborns By Emily Boynton Feb. 18, 2011 Inducing labor without a medical reason is associated with negative outcomes for the mother, including increased rates of cesarean delivery, greater blood loss and an extended length of stay in the ...
Patient Care Eastman Dental Announces Smile Makeover Winners By Karen Black Feb. 15, 2011 Eastman Dental, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, today announced the three winners of its Smile Makeover contest. The winners, who were chosen from more than 700 people, will ...
