Research What rare diseases do we study at URMC? By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 29, 2016 Rare diseases affect approximately 25 million people in the U.S., but less than 5 percent of these illnesses have a treatment. With the help of patients and their families, physicians and scientists ...
Community Eastman Dental Now Screening for HIV at Three Clinics By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 29, 2016 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant from New York State to use a rapid screening test for HIV in three of its clinics, based on the success of its smaller pilot ...
Research Commentary: How Research Makes Us Ever Better By Emily Boynton Feb. 25, 2016 Research conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center has led to the discovery of therapies that have saved countless lives. What many people may not realize is that research benefits ...
Research Scientists Seek to Improve Flu Vaccine for the Very Young By Emily Boynton Feb. 11, 2016 Scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching the flu, ...
Patient Care 6 Tips for Traveling Outside the U.S. By Lori Barrette Feb. 2, 2016 Passports, itineraries, emergency plans—there’s a lot to consider before you embark on a trip abroad. And with Zika virus and other travel-related health concerns in the news, you’re wise to include ...
Research Can Marriage Help the Heart? By URochester Medicine Communications Dec. 14, 2015 Patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD, a device designed to prevent sudden cardiac death, fare better when they are married.
Research City of Rochester Will Light Up Red for World AIDS Day By Susanne Pallo Nov. 30, 2015 Rochester will join cities around the globe when it lights up red on December 1 to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. This is the first year Rochester will participate in this event since the beginning of ...
Research Researchers Test a New Way to Protect People from HIV By Emily Boynton Nov. 19, 2015 The University of Rochester Medical Center is testing a new method to prevent HIV that scientists hope will boost the development of an effective vaccine for the virus, which infects approximately 2 ...
Research $2.6 Million Grant Funds Study of Early Sex Differences in Human Health, Disease By Emily Boynton Nov. 5, 2015 Sex differences in human health and disease are well-documented. With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists will look for an explanation for these differences, focusing on a ...
Research Experimental Treatment Regimen Effective Against HIV By Emily Boynton Oct. 19, 2015 Scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have developed an experimental treatment regimen that appears to rid immune ...
