Research Brain Tumor Treatment Successful in Healing Rare Heart Condition By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2011 Serendipity may have saved 32-year-old Jamie Arliss’ life. A rare tumor discovered in her heart had stumped cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They wanted to remove the ...
Education Programs for Children Center Stage at Satcher Awards Ceremony By Leslie White Mar. 21, 2011 The second annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health at 5:45 p.m. tonight (Monday, ...
Research Pinpointing Air Pollution’s Effects on the Heart By URMC Communications Mar. 9, 2011 Scientists are untangling how the tiniest pollution particles – which we take in with every breath we breathe – affect our health, making people more vulnerable to cardiovascular and respiratory ...
Research To Bring Effective Therapies to Patients Quicker, Use the Team Approach By Emily Boynton Mar. 2, 2011 The current clinical trial process in the U.S. is on shaky ground. In this era of personalized medicine, patient populations for new therapies grow smaller and smaller. Coupled with skyrocketing ...
Research A New Way to Attack Pathogens By URMC Communications Feb. 10, 2011 Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe. In a paper published in the journal PLoS ...
Education University of Rochester, RIT, Tackle Need for Health IT Professionals By Leslie Orr Jan. 12, 2011 The University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have joined forces to bolster two crucial elements of health care reform in the United States—the widespread application of ...
Patient Care Gala Wine Tasting to Benefit Patients at URMC By URMC Communications Dec. 19, 2010 Guests will sample hundreds of luscious domestic and imported wines and champagnes at the annual Gala Wine Tasting from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom. Presented by the ...
Research Study Reveals Major Shift in How Eczema Develops By Emily Boynton Dec. 16, 2010 Like a fence or barricade intended to stop unwanted intruders, the skin serves as a barrier protecting the body from the hundreds of allergens, irritants, pollutants and microbes people come in ...
Research The Pericyte Becomes a Player in Alzheimer’s, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases By URMC Communications Nov. 16, 2010 Cells in the brain called pericytes that have not been high on the list of targets for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s may play a more crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases ...
Research New Foundation Offers Exciting Research Opportunities at University of Rochester for Scholars in India By URMC Communications Oct. 7, 2010 A foundation that promises to offer opportunities for the best medical scholars in India and to bring new talent to the University of Rochester Medical Center has been created by businessmen in India ...
