Research A Step Forward In Effort to Regenerate Damaged Nerves By URMC Communications Feb. 20, 2012 Jason Huang and his team have taken a step forward toward the goal of repairing nerves more effectively in patients who have been involved in car accidents or suffered other injuries. In a paper ...
Research Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for Cancer By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2011 People who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according to a paper published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Patient Care URMC Neuroradiologist J. Scott Thomson, M.D., Dies By Leslie White Nov. 29, 2011 J. Scott Thomson, M.D., instructor of Imaging Sciences’ Division of Neuroradiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died suddenly Nov. 24. He was 42.
Patient Care Neurologist James Garbern, M.D., Ph.D. Dies at 58 By Mark Michaud Nov. 16, 2011 James Garbern, M.D., Ph.D., a Professor of Neurology, died on November 10 after a battle with cancer. He was 58.
Research Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury By Leslie Orr Nov. 13, 2011 The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, ...
Research Scientists Explore Whether What Heals the Head Can Also Heal the Heart By Emily Boynton Nov. 2, 2011 What do heart disease and dementia have in common? Perhaps more than meets the eye, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A diverse group of scientists – experts in ...
Research New Network Will Advance Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 27, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been tapped by the National Institutes of Health to play a critical role in a new national initiative to accelerate the process of turning promising ...
Research Precision with Stem Cells a Step Forward for Treating M.S., Other Diseases By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2011 Scientists have improved upon their own previous world-best efforts to pluck out just the right stem cells to address the brain problem at the core of multiple sclerosis and a large number of rare, ...
Patient Care Neurologist’s Talk Aimed at Parkinson’s Patients, Caregivers By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2011 A physician who specializes in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders will speak about the condition and take questions from patients, family members and caregivers in a ...
Research Stem Cell Efforts to Treat Neurological Disease Bolstered With $4.5 Million By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2011 The endeavor to find better treatments or perhaps even one day a cure for a host of debilitating and fatal neurological diseases has been bolstered by an influx of funding from a mix of private and ...
