Research Impact of FDA Safety Warnings Examined By Mark Michaud Jan. 11, 2010 A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine examines the impact of a safety warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications. The ...
Research Rochester Neurologist Takes a Lead Role Tackling Charcot-Marie-Tooth By URMC Communications Dec. 30, 2009 Neurologist David Herrmann, MBBCh, associate professor of Neurology and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is taking part in a newly funded nationwide ...
Education Rochester Physician Honored for Key Role Educating Nation’s Neurologists By URMC Communications Dec. 28, 2009 A Rochester neurologist who is widely credited with enhancing the education of neurologists nationwide has been honored by the discipline’s largest professional organization.
Research UR Study Reveals Chemo’s Toxicity to Brain, Possible Treatment By Leslie Orr Dec. 16, 2009 Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the ...
Research Squeak, Squeak – Can You Hear Me Now? By URMC Communications Nov. 8, 2009 What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with “golden ears” – mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. ...
Research Rochester Physician Named Editor of Leading Neurology Journal By URMC Communications Nov. 5, 2009 A neurologist and epilepsy expert at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been named editor in chief of one of the world’s leading journals devoted to issues involving the brain and central ...
Research Cost Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Device Evaluated By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2009 A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective ...
Research Rochester-Led Parkinson’s Study Pays Off Again, Two Decades Later By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2009 Parkinson’s disease progresses more slowly in patients who have higher levels of urate, a chemical that at very high level is associated with gout, scientists have found. The new findings are based ...
Patient Care Rochester Native Joins Department of Neurosurgery By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 28, 2009 Former Penfield resident Andrew M. Wensel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center as an assistant professor of Neurosurgery, expanding the faculty ranks of the department to 11.
Research Genetic Source of Muscular Dystrophy Neutralized By Mark Michaud Jul. 16, 2009 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results of the study, which were ...
