Patient Care Free Community Talk on Nov. 4 will Focus on Sjogren’s Syndrome By URMC Communications Oct. 5, 2010 University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) rheumatologist Andreea Coca, M.D., will lead a free community health discussion on Sjogren’s syndrome at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Pittsford ...
Research URMC Joins National Effort to Set Quality Guidelines for Joint Replacement By Leslie White Oct. 3, 2010 The growing obesity epidemic and aging of baby boomers has driven demand for total joint replacement procedures to combat excruciating arthritis pain. Yet as more than 700,000 people go under the ...
Research Researchers Study Afterbirth to Learn What Happens Before Birth and Beyond By Emily Boynton Oct. 3, 2010 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are forging ahead with an important first step in the National Children’s Study: Determining how to most accurately collect, preserve and ...
Research Sugary Beverages a Major Culprit in Childhood Obesity Epidemic By URMC Communications Sep. 30, 2010 Empty calories now make up about 40 percent of the energy consumed by children in the United States, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. A ...
Research URMC to Test Stomach Bug Vaccine By URMC Communications Sep. 29, 2010 Starting this fall, University of Rochester researchers will recruit up to 90 local residents to help test a vaccine against norovirus, a common stomach bug long considered the bane of cruise ships, ...
Research Targeting Amyloid to Stop HIV By URMC Communications Sep. 28, 2010 Amyloid protein structures are best known for the troubles they pose in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Now researchers are trying to exploit their presence in a very different place – in semen – ...
Research Medical Center Conference Will Link Domestic Violence Researchers and Care Providers By URMC Communications Sep. 26, 2010 A free conference on lessons learned from domestic violence research and the implications for victims will be held Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Patient Care James M. Stewart, Dedicated Clinician and Educator, Dies at 88 By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 23, 2010 Dr. Stewart, clinical professor emeritus of the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be remembered for his integrity, compassion and humanism.
Research Molecular ‘Playbook’ for Halting Heart Failure Risk Factor Uncovered By Emily Boynton Sep. 23, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a potential molecular playbook for blocking cardiac hypertrophy, the unwanted enlargement of the heart and a well-known ...
Education Kohl’s Department Stores Features $5 Winnie the Pooh Books and Plush Toys to Benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital By URMC Communications Sep. 22, 2010 Kohl's Care for Kids has donated $65,973 to Kohl's Pedal Patrol, a bike-safety program, which is part of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester.
