Research Mental Fog with Tamoxifen is Real; Scientists Find Possible Antidote By Leslie Orr Sep. 17, 2013 A team from the University of Rochester Medical Center has shown scientifically what many women report anecdotally: that the breast cancer drug tamoxifen is toxic to cells of the brain and central ...
Research Hayes to Head Biochemistry and Biophysics at URMC By Emily Boynton Aug. 21, 2013 Jeffrey J. Hayes, Ph.D., has been selected as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A faculty member for nearly two decades and the ...
Research Pushing Personalized Therapy for Lung Cancer By URMC Communications Aug. 15, 2013 Personalized medicine – or matching a patient’s tumor with an appropriate treatment – is transforming lung cancer and bringing a measure of hope to patients, according to a review by Eric S. Kim, ...
Research URMC Contributes to Landmark Study on Origins of Congenital Heart Disease By Emily Boynton Jul. 23, 2013 In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal Nature, scientists identified a group of gene mutations that may be behind up to 10 percent of complex congenital heart defects, the most ...
Research Cardiovascular Research Institute Hosts International Conference on Gene Expression By URMC Communications Jul. 9, 2013 Researchers from URMC’s Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) are hosting the International MADS Box Conference, a two-day meeting of world-renowned experts who will share their latest ...
Research Biologists Identify Chemical Behind Cancer Resistance in Naked Mole Rats By URMC Communications Jun. 19, 2013 Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research is published this week in the journal Nature.
Research URMC Scientist Honored by American Society for Clinical Investigation By Leslie White May. 2, 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Laura M. Calvi, M.D., a rising biomedical scientist, was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation's oldest ...
Research Stephen Dewhurst Named Vice Dean for Research at UR School of Medicine and Dentistry By Emily Boynton May. 1, 2013 Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D., has been named vice dean for research at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. A faculty member since 1990 and past senior associate dean for basic ...
Research Researchers Identify New Pathway, Enhancing Tamoxifen to Tame Aggressive Breast Cancer By Leslie Orr Apr. 22, 2013 Tamoxifen is a time-honored breast cancer drug used to treat millions of women with early-stage and less-aggressive disease, and now a University of Rochester Medical Center team has shown how to ...
Research New Facility Will Bridge Research and Stem Cell Therapies By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center has opened the doors on a new facility that will enable researchers to create, study, and ultimately use stem cells and their offspring in early-phase ...
