Community Rochester Recognized by EPA for Lead Abatement Efforts By Mark Michaud Dec. 14, 2009 A partnership including the University of Rochester has been recognized for its efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning in Monroe County. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today ...
Education Outside the Snow is Falling and Events for Kids are Calling Yoo-Hoo By URMC Communications Dec. 10, 2009 Despite the cold weather, members of our community are showing the warmth in their hearts by holding several fundraising events for Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Center Honors Renowned Bladder Cancer Expert By Leslie White Dec. 10, 2009 The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center today honored Urology Chair Edward M. Messing, M.D., F.A.C.S., for his outstanding work in advancing bladder cancer research. He received The Davey Memorial Award ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Share Latest Research at National Conference By Leslie Orr Dec. 8, 2009 Scientists at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center who investigate lymphoma and leukemia were among the top presenters at the American Society of Hematology 51st Annual Meeting, Dec. 5-8, 2009, in New ...
Research Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction By URMC Communications Dec. 6, 2009 An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published online ...
Community Local Group Continues to Keep Babies Safe in Cribs By URMC Communications Dec. 4, 2009 Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, the Safe Crib and Car Seat Project (SCCSP) expects to give away 150 cribs, mattresses and crib sheets to pre-screened families through participating ...
Patient Care Artificial Intelligence Shuffles Schedules, Cuts Patients' Wait Times By URMC Communications Dec. 3, 2009 Some of the same artificial intelligence (AI) underlying NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now streamlining patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Research Study Unravels Detail of “Most Important” Cellular Signal By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2009 A new study provides crucial details that promise to help researchers better understand, and perhaps fine-tune with drugs, one of the most important signaling mechanisms in human cells, according to ...
Education Helping Deaf People Maintain Good Eyesight is Focus of Free Talk By URMC Communications Dec. 2, 2009 For deaf individuals, being able to see well is the key to successful communication through sign language and lip reading. Ophthalmologists Holly B. Hindman, M.D., and Rajeev S. Ramchandran, M.D., ...
Education It’s Lovely Weather to Help Make Miracles Happen Together By URMC Communications Nov. 30, 2009 The 100.5 FM Drive for Miracles Radiothon, an annual radio marathon held to share stories from the Finger Lakes Region’s only children’s hospital with the community, will fall during that special ...
