Rochester Medicine Magazine - Medical Center Rounds Updates

Canandaigua hospital formally affiliates with Medical Center

Following months of strategic planning between the University of Rochester Medical Center and Thompson Health in Canandaigua, N.Y., leaders from both organizations officially agreed to make Thompson Health an affiliate of the Medical Center. Read more »

Pluta Cancer Center merger proposed

The Medical Center has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pluta Cancer Center that could lead to an eventual merger of the two organizations. Pluta, which is located in Henrietta, N.Y., sought a community partner, largely in response to the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Read more »

State funds medical training at Rochester

The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a $344,000 New York state grant for a three-year project to expand and improve training and education of School of Medicine and Dentistry medical students and residents who deliver primary care at Culver Medical Group. Read more »

‘Antisense’ could lead to a treatment for muscular dystrophy

Scientists have reversed symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy in mice by eliminating a buildup of toxic RNA in muscle cells. After experimental antisense compounds were administered to mice twice a week for four weeks, symptoms of the disease were reduced for up to one year, a significant portion of a mouse’s lifespan. Read more »

In Muscular Dystrophy, what matters to patients and doctors can differ

Complex, multi-system diseases like myotonic dystrophy require physicians and patients to identify which symptoms impact quality of life and, consequently, what treatments should take priority. Read more »

Without PSA testing, more men would die, study concludes

Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted a University of Rochester Medical Center analysis published in the journal, Cancer. Read more »

Scientists find protein controlling development of treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Scientists have identified what may be the Peyton Manning of prostate cancer. It’s a protein that’s essential for the disease to execute its game plan: Grow and spread throughout the body. Read more »

Scientists find previously unrecognized cleansing system in brain

A previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip has been discovered by neuroscientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The findings were published online August 15 in  Science Translational Medicine. Read more »

School of Medicine and Dentistry names new endowed chairs and professorships

At convocation in August, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry awarded 11 endowed chairs and professorships. At last year’s convocation, the School awarded 10. Read more »