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Research Headlines
Excellus BCBS Gives $6M to Wilmot Cancer Center for Research, Workforce Education
 May 01, 2008
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has generously contributed $6 million to support the expansion of clinical care and cancer research and the development of the future healthcare workforce at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center. |
Researchers Detail Chemotherapy's Damage to the Brain
 April 22, 2008
A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off long after treatment has ended and may be one of the underlying biological causes of the cognitive side effects - or "chemo brain" - that many cancer patients experience. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the Journal of Biology. |
Researchers Discover Critical Detail of Cellular Defense Against Genetic Mistakes
 April 17, 2008
Researchers are closing in on a completed diagram of how human cells protect themselves against constant genetic mistakes that contribute to most diseases, according to a study to be published in the April 18 edition of the journal Cell. |
Promising Parkinson’s Finding Spurs New Clinical Study
April 15, 2008
The progression of Parkinson’s disease is slower in patients who have high blood levels of urate, a close chemical cousin of the molecule that causes gout, researchers have found. The finding has spurred the Michael J. Fox Foundation to announce a new study aimed at slowing the disease by continuing the research in a clinical study. |
Personality Study Shows Risk of First Depression Episode Late in Life
 April 11, 2008
Even after the age of 70, people prone to feelings of anxiety, worry, distress and insecurity face a risk for a first lifetime episode of clinically significant depression, according to a unique study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher. |
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NIH Funding Continues to Grow at URMC
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