Research Q&A: A Fishy Formula for Measuring Mercury By URMC Communications Dec. 6, 2017 Fish are loaded with nutrients important for brain development and overall health, but they can also carry a toxic form of mercury that can harm the developing brain. Environmental Medicine ...
Patient Care Caregiving, holidays and the art of negotiation By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 1, 2017 Holidays and other big occasions come with traditions to uphold and expectations to meet. Cancer can change all of that — leaving you and your loved ones to negotiate what to do when what you want ...
Dr. Chochlidakis Named Assistant Program Director By URMC Communications Nov. 30, 2017 Dr. Konstantinos Chochlidakis has been named assistant program director of the Prosthodontic Program at UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
Research School of Nursing Professor Recognized by American Heart Association By Reagan McNameeKing Nov. 29, 2017 Only 25 percent of patients who suffer cardiac arrest while hospitalized survive to hospital discharge. It’s a daunting statistic, but Mina Attin, Ph.D., R.N., an assistant professor at the ...
Research Lynne Maquat Wins Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science By Emily Boynton Nov. 28, 2017 Maquat is the recipient of the annual award that honors women scientists with a “stellar record” of research accomplishments who have made significant contributions to mentoring other women in ...
Education Horowitz Chosen to Lead URMC Division of Palliative Care By Lori Barrette Nov. 27, 2017 Robert K. Horowitz, M.D., has been named Chief of the Division of Palliative Care and the Georgia and Thomas Gosnell Distinguished Professor in Palliative Care at the University of Rochester Medical ...
People Taubman Tapped to Chair AMSNY By Mark Michaud Nov. 20, 2017 Mark Taubman, M.D., CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been selected as chair of the Board of Trustees of the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY). The 3-year ...
Patient Care Wilmot Researchers Share Latest in Geriatric Oncology at International Conference By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 16, 2017 Members of Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Geriatric Oncology team shared their findings and expertise at the recent International Society of Geriatric Oncology annual conference.
Research Do Old Order Mennonites Hold the Key to Understanding Food Allergies? By Jessica O'Leary Nov. 13, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is embarking on a $2.4 million study focused on a population that is virtually immune to food allergies: the Old Order Mennonite Community.
Research Parkinson’s Disease: A Looming Pandemic By Mark Michaud Nov. 13, 2017 New research shows that the number of people with Parkinson’s disease will soon grow to pandemic proportions. In a commentary appearing today in the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester ...