Research Rochester Neurologist Takes a Lead Role Tackling Charcot-Marie-Tooth By URMC Communications Dec. 30, 2009 Neurologist David Herrmann, MBBCh, associate professor of Neurology and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is taking part in a newly funded nationwide ...
Education Rochester Physician Honored for Key Role Educating Nation’s Neurologists By URMC Communications Dec. 28, 2009 A Rochester neurologist who is widely credited with enhancing the education of neurologists nationwide has been honored by the discipline’s largest professional organization.
Research Study Redefines Placebo Effect as Part of Effective Treatment By URMC Communications Dec. 22, 2009 Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Again Named Consumer Favorite By Teri D'Agostino Dec. 21, 2009 For the fourteenth consecutive year, Strong Memorial Hospital has won the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award.
Research On mole rats! On M&M dye! On brain cells galore! Research retrospective for 2009 By URMC Communications Dec. 20, 2009 Here’s an informal wrap-up of some of the highlights, mainly in the research realm, during 2009 at the University of Rochester. Happy holidays!
Education URMC Smoking Cessation Experts: Plan Now to Quit for New Year’s By Leslie White Dec. 17, 2009 If you’re a smoker who’s considering quitting as part of your new year’s resolutions, you may want to start creating your plan for success.
Research Breathlessness Eased in Patients with Rare, Often Fatal Disease By URMC Communications Dec. 17, 2009 Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in the ...
Research Study Identifies Those Elderly Most at Risk for Major Depression By URMC Communications Dec. 17, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression.
Research Grant to Solidify Model for Health Care of Foster Children By URMC Communications Dec. 16, 2009 NYSHealth has awarded a $300,000 grant to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) to implement and compare a new enhanced model of care—Starlight Pediatrics-—with the best current health ...
Research UR Study Reveals Chemo’s Toxicity to Brain, Possible Treatment By Leslie Orr Dec. 16, 2009 Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the ...
