Research Paving the Way with a Preceptorship By URMC Communications Nov. 8, 2018 Moustafa Youssef always knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a young child, he listened wide eyed to his father’s stories of being a physician and the rewards of helping so many people.
Research Study: Attention Requires Balance in the Brain By Samantha Jean Oct. 29, 2018 The ability to focus attention is a fundamental challenge that the brain must solve and one that is essential to navigating our daily lives. In developmental disorders such as Autism this ability is ...
Research Study: Attention Requires Balance in the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 New research shows that nerve cells maintain a state of balance when preparing to interpret what we see and this may explain why the healthy brain can block out distractions.
Research Peering Into What Goes Awry in Schizophrenia By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2018 New assistant professor David Dodell-Feder studies the processes that underlie how humans navigate the social world and how those processes go awry in people with schizophrenia.
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children.
Research Research Will Employ Data Science to Determine Suicide Risk in Elderly By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 A new research program will harness machine learning and data science to sift through tens of millions of records of U.S. nursing home and assisted living residents to identify risk factors for ...
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children. Numerous studies have found that mothers who have low ...
Research Study Points to New Method to Deliver Drugs to the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively to the brain. The research could have implications for ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Welcomes Family Eyecare Associates By Leslie White Oct. 18, 2018 Webster optometry practice Family Eyecare Associates has joined the Flaum Eye Institute, continuing growth of the Ophthalmology department. Therese Farugia, O.D, will continue to provide patients ...
Research Study Points to Possible New Therapy for Hearing Loss By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2018 Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss.
