Research Survey: UR a National Leader in Technology Commercialization By Mark Michaud Feb. 4, 2009 An annual survey by the Association of University Technology Managers has placed the University of Rochester among the top ten institutions in the nation in the amount of royalty revenue it receives ...
Skin Protection Tips for Vacationers Headed South By Leslie White Feb. 4, 2009 If you’re headed south for the upcoming school break, don’t forget to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays during your vacation. Mary Gail Mercurio, M.D., a dermatologist who sees many skin ...
More Children Need Medical Help for RSV Than Previously Known By URMC Communications Feb. 4, 2009 More than 2 million children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are seen in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctors’ offices in the United States every year — many more than doctors know. In fact, ...
$3.8 M Grant to Fund Asthma Intervention Study By URMC Communications Feb. 4, 2009 Many children with asthma have uncontrolled symptoms, and effective therapies are often underused. That’s why URMC’s Golisano Children’s Hospital researchers designed a local study to look at whether ...
Free Physicals Offered for Rochester Area Students By URMC Communications Feb. 4, 2009 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry students, faculty and residents will conduct physicals for Rochester area students Thursday Feb. 12.
Research New Study Raises Concerns about Screen Time among Urban Children with Asthma By URMC Communications Feb. 3, 2009 Urban children with asthma engage in an average of an hour more of screen time daily than the maximum amount American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends. This is the first study to examine screen ...
Patient Care ACL Injury Prevention Program Rolls Out to Section V High Schools By Germaine Reinhardt Feb. 3, 2009 The nation’s first – and only – program aimed at taking a wide-scale community prevention approach to decrease non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears among female high school athletes is ...
How Sweet it is to be Helping Kids By URMC Communications Feb. 2, 2009 Sweet treats and delicious deals abound during the season of love this February. Children’s Miracle Network sponsors are holding promotions to benefit the 170 children’s hospitals they support ...
New Imaging Technology at Strong Provides 3D Views of the Heart By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 2, 2009 Cardiac and radiology specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using leading-edge technology to see the heart and its vessels more clearly than ever before, instead of performing ...
Gala Wine Tasting to Benefit Friends of Strong By URMC Communications Jan. 29, 2009 Guests will sample more than 300 red and white domestic and imported wines and champagnes from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, when Friends of Strong holds its 18th annual Gala Wine Tasting at the ...