Research Brain Damage During Stroke May Point to Source of Addiction By Mark Michaud Sep. 8, 2015 A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain – called the insular cortex – may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...
Research Research on Women's Cancers Lacking in Poor and Middle-Income Countries By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 1, 2015 Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) see millions of cases of breast and cervical cancer each year, but much of the research on these diseases is based in wealthier countries that have far ...
Research Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise By Leslie White Aug. 31, 2015 A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Joins OmniSeq Genomic Network By Leslie Orr Aug. 3, 2015 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute is joining the OmniSeq Genomic Network, an organization of institutions being formed to help define the future of advanced genomic diagnostics for cancer. ...
Patient Care UR’s Medical Faculty Group Hires Senior Financial Director By Germaine Reinhardt Jul. 26, 2015 In a nod to the growing complexities of health care finances, the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) has tapped international financial expert Daniel Cavallo, M.B.A., C.P.A., as ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 23, 2015 UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.
Research Wilmot Scientists Aim at a Genetically Lethal Strain of Leukemia By Leslie Orr Jul. 16, 2015 Researchers at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute have developed what they believe to be the first mouse model to investigate why a certain subset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients responds ...
Research Study: Nursing Home Care for Minorities Improves By Mark Michaud Jul. 7, 2015 A new study of nursing homes has found that, while disparities continue to exist, the quality of care in homes with higher concentrations of racial and ethnic minority residents has improved and that ...
Research URMC Leads International Study of Heart Drug By Emily Boynton Jul. 7, 2015 Researchers are testing a new drug for patients with an inherited heart rhythm disorder called Long QT syndrome, one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in adults and children. The phase ...
Research UR Professor Ron Epstein Has Four Papers Ranked As ‘Landmarks’ in Medical Education By Leslie Orr Jul. 5, 2015 An article led by Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., and published in 2002 is among the top-five most widely cited medical education articles in the last century. Three other manuscripts either authored or ...
