• Glial cells – a family of cells found in the human central nervous system and, until recently, considered mere “housekeepers” – now appear to be essential to the unique complexity of the human brain. Scientists reached this conclusion after demonstrating that when transplanted into mice, these human cells could influence communication within the brain, allowing the animals to learn more rapidly.
  • Surgeons at the University of Rochester recently introduced a new device to treat potentially deadly aortic aneurysms in the abdomen, reducing the need for invasive surgery and a lengthy recovery.
  • As if space travel was not already filled with enough dangers, a new study out today in the journal <em>PLOS ONE</em> shows that cosmic radiation – which would bombard astronauts on deep space missions to places like Mars – could accelerate the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
  • A psychiatrist and a new Medical Center program take on the challenges of health care for the growing population of older adults.
  • A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of genetic, lifestyle and other changes to the heart.

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URMC Mourns the Loss of Cindi J. Barry »
June 19, 2013

Widely respected long-term-care professional Cindi J. Barry, administrator of The Highlands at Brighton since 2005, passed away on Friday, June 14. Barry inspired and directed a transformation of the skilled nursing facility from a long-term destination for residents to a dynamic place that supports residents in realizing their highest levels of functioning and...

Symposium Will Showcase Health Care Applications of IBM Watson » Video Available
June 19, 2013

While the IBM Watson supercomputing system is probably best known its star turn on Jeopardy!, the very capabilities that made the computer a successful quiz show contestant – the ability to analyze large sets of unstructured data – are now being harnessed to improve the delivery of care and lower costs. Representatives from...

Lakeside Reborn as URMC’s Strong West »
June 18, 2013

Less than two months after Lakeside Health System officially closed its hospital to patients, the Lakeside Board today announced plans to sell most of the system’s assets to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). The deal breathes new life into the West Avenue campus in Brockport, reestablishing urgent care and outpatient services...

Medical Center Mourns the Loss of Nurse Leader Michele Unger »
June 18, 2013

Michele Unger, a nurse with more than 30 years of experience as a clinician, instructor and leader at teaching hospitals and academic medical centers, including the University of Rochester Medical Center, died this morning after a battle with cancer.

Nurse Scientist Susan Groth Receives National Award For Commitment to Women's Health »
June 17, 2013

Susan W. Groth, assistant professor of nursing at the School of Nursing will be presented today with an award from the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) in recognition of her research into the variety of factors that contribute to obesity in women, including genetic pre-disposition, behavioral and environmental components.

U of R Medical Students Launch Monthly La Noche de Español »
June 13, 2013

Students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry are launching Spanish Night at UR Well. The student-run health clinic provides acute care to Rochester’s uninsured and homeless. Beginning June 18, UR Well will have Spanish-speaking translators available every third Tuesday of the month from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.