Research Study: A New Way to Slow Cancer Cell Growth By Emily Boynton May. 25, 2017 By removing a specific protein from cells, researchers were able to slow cell growth and division, which is out of control in cancer.
Research Maquat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Science from International RNA Society By Emily Boynton Feb. 7, 2017 Maquat’s pioneering contributions to our understanding of RNA’s role in sickness and in health and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers and advocating for young women in the ...
Patient Care Pathologist Seeks Earlier Answers for Families with Lynch Syndrome By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Lynch syndrome is one of the most common inherited conditions that raises a person’s risk of colorectal cancer. Pathologist Jennifer Findeis-Hosey, M.D., is looking for ways to identify clinical and ...
Research Scientists Find New Gene Tool for Predicting Course of Prostate Cancer By Leslie Orr Dec. 19, 2016 Researchers from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo reported in the journal Oncotarget, they have discovered a possible new tool for predicting whether ...
Research Repurposed Drugs May Offer Improved Treatments for Fatal Genetic Disorders By Leslie Orr Dec. 15, 2016 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers believe they have identified a potential new means of treating some of the most severe genetic diseases of childhood, according to a study in PLOS ...
Research Repurposed Drug May Offer Diagnosis, Treatment for Traumatic Nerve Damage By Susanne Pallo Nov. 14, 2016 A new study in EMBO Molecular Medicine shows that a multiple sclerosis drug can accelerate nerve repair and functional recovery after traumatic nerve injury in mice. The drug repaired myelin and ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Exploit Cell Metabolism to Attack Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 12, 2016 Cancer cells have their own unique ways of reproducing, involving a shrewd metabolic reprograming that has been observed in virtually all types of cancer but not in normal cells. Now, University of ...
Research Director of National Institutes of Health Visits URMC By Emily Boynton Oct. 10, 2016 Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health met with students and junior researchers, toured labs and discussed exceptional opportunities in biomedical research.
Research The Heart-Brain Connection: The Link Between LQTS and Seizures By Susanne Pallo Jul. 28, 2016 Patients carrying certain mutations that cause Long QT Syndrome, a rare cardiac rhythm disorder, have an increased risk for developing seizures and have more severe cardiac symptoms, according to a ...
Research URMC Team Revises Understanding of Genetic Code By Leslie Orr Jun. 30, 2016 Scientists for years have known that the genetic code found in all living things contains many layers of complexity. But new research from the University of Rochester cracks the code more deeply, ...
