Research URMC Researchers Developing New Tool to Fight Antibiotic Resistance By Emily Boynton Jul. 28, 2017 The overuse of antibiotics is leading to antibiotic resistance, one of the world’s most pressing health threats. Scientists are developing a tool to help health care providers prescribe antibiotics ...
Research University of Rochester Awarded $19 Million to Coordinate National Clinical and Translational Science Program By Susanne Pallo Jul. 26, 2017 With this new funding from the NIH, the university will create a new coordinating center for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program. The new Center for Leading Innovation and ...
Research Surviving a Stroke Propels Career in Brain Research By Mark Michaud Jul. 26, 2017 On a warm day in July 2005, Frank Garcea’s soccer playing days came to an abrupt end when he suffered what could have been a deadly stroke during a practice with his teammates. Instead, the events of ...
Research URMC Taps Paige Lawrence, Ph.D., to Lead the Department of Environmental Medicine By Susanne Pallo Jul. 25, 2017 B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Medicine for 11 years, will replace Deborah Cory-Slechta as chair of the department as of August 1. Lawrence will also ...
Research Study: VA Efforts to Improve End of Life Care are Working By URMC Communications Jul. 24, 2017 New research shows that efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase access to hospice care to veterans of the Armed Forces have been successful. The results of the study, which show ...
Research Eye Test Could Help Diagnose Autism By Mark Michaud Jul. 24, 2017 A new study out in European Journal of Neuroscience could herald a new tool that helps physicians identify a sub-group of people with Autism spectrum disorders. The test, which consists of measuring ...
Research Faulty Support Cells Disrupt Communication in Brains of People with Schizophrenia By Mark Michaud Jul. 20, 2017 New research has identified the culprit behind the wiring problems in the brains of people with schizophrenia. When researchers transplanted human brain cells generated from individuals diagnosed ...
Research NIH Grant to Examine 'Person-Centered' Approach to Cognitive Training By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 20, 2017 The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to University of Rochester Medical Center researchers exploring methods of making cognitive training more effective for older adults by improving ...
Research Can the Sunshine Vitamin Help Lymphoma Patients? By Leslie Orr Jul. 18, 2017 Being deficient in vitamin D has been linked to poorer survival in many cancers, including lymphoma. A new $3 million grant to the Wilmot Cancer Institute allows oncologists to evaluate whether ...
Keeping Kory's Smile and Legacy Alive By URMC Communications Jul. 17, 2017 When one of Paul Blythe’s close friends Kory Rauscher died in a snowmobile accident, Kory’s family and friends started an annual golf tournament in his honor, giving part of the proceeds to benefit ...
