Research The Heart-Brain Connection: The Link Between LQTS and Seizures By Susanne Pallo Jul. 28, 2016 Patients carrying certain mutations that cause Long QT Syndrome, a rare cardiac rhythm disorder, have an increased risk for developing seizures and have more severe cardiac symptoms, according to a ...
Research Hearing Test May Identify Autism Risk By Mark Michaud Jul. 25, 2016 Researchers have identified an inner ear deficiency in children with Autism that may impact their ability to recognize speech. The findings, which were published in the journal Autism Research, could ...
Patient Care Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Health Care By Mark Michaud Jul. 13, 2016 Telehealth is growing rapidly and has the potential to transform the delivery of health care for millions of persons. That is the conclusion of a review article appearing today in the New England ...
Research Drug Helps Reduce Involuntary Movements for People with Huntington Disease By Leslie White Jul. 5, 2016 People with Huntington disease (HD) experienced fewer involuntary movements, also known as chorea, while taking deutetrabenazine (SD-809) compared to placebo, according to a paper published today in ...
Patient Care Telemedicine Program Will Extend Parkinson’s Care Across NYS By Mark Michaud Jun. 13, 2016 A new program launched by neurologists at UR Medicine will expand access to care and serve as a national model for the management of Parkinson’s disease and other chronic illnesses. The Parkinson’s ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologists First in Region to Use Device to Reduce Stroke Risk By Leslie White Jun. 7, 2016 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is first in the Rochester area to offer people a new minimally invasive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, to prevent strokes.
Research Swapping Sick for Healthy Brain Cells Slows Huntington’s Disease By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2016 Researchers have successfully reduced the symptoms and slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease in mice using healthy human brain cells. The findings, which were published today in the journal ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Gets Top Honors for Cardiac, Stroke Programs By Leslie White May. 23, 2016 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. ...
Research Return-to-Learn as Important as Return-to-Play after Concussion By Leslie Orr May. 19, 2016 Student-athletes who get a concussion often return to school within a week but still have significant problems in the classroom and cannot perform at a normal academic level, according to a new ...
Patient Care Boy Pushed to the Brink of Death Twice is a ‘Miracle Times Two’ By URMC Communications May. 19, 2016 Born at 34 weeks, Ryan’s parents, Melanie and Andy, were told their son would have a better chance of survival in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ryan developed necrotizing enterocolitis ...
