Patient Care Researchers Look to Improve Late-Stage Liver Cancer Therapy By Leslie Orr Jul. 27, 2016 Scientists discovered a potential therapy for late-stage liver cancer based on earlier work showing that the androgen receptor (AR), the protein that makes testosterone functional, plays a major role ...
Not forgotten: hospital physicians work to treat, study the rarest of diseases By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 27, 2016 Since April 2015, Nicholas O’Neill has traveled nearly three hours by car every week from southeast of Syracuse to Golisano Children’s Hospital. Here, in the confines of the Clinical Research Center, ...
Patient Care Quenching the Discomfort of Dry Mouth By Lori Barrette Jul. 26, 2016 More than 50 percent of older adults are likely to experience the discomfort of dry mouth. Oral health expert Dr. Adina Jucan provides facts on what causes the condition and steps you can take to ...
Education URMC Tapped for National Initiative to Improve Residency Training By Christine Roth Jul. 26, 2016 The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only eight physician-training grounds in the U.S. selected to lead a four-year, nationwide effort to improve residency training for doctors. More ...
Research Research Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity through Family Approach By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 26, 2016 UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital is joining several other universities on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted.
Research Hearing Test May Identify Autism Risk By Mark Michaud Jul. 25, 2016 Researchers have identified an inner ear deficiency in children with Autism that may impact their ability to recognize speech. The findings, which were published in the journal Autism Research, could ...
Research URMC Researchers Look for Better Treatments, Cures for Juvenile Arthritis By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 25, 2016 URMC Pediatric Rheumatologist Homaira Rahimi, M.D., M.S., discusses her research on juvenile arthritis during “Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month”. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there ...
Patient Care Kids Get Arthritis Too: 7 Signs of Juvenile Arthritis By Lori Barrette Jul. 22, 2016 Most people associate arthritis with aging. Few are aware that this disease and its characteristic stiff, swollen joints, also occurs in children. UR Medicine pediatric rheumatologist Dr. Homaira ...
Patient Care Becoming Flexitarian: 3 Tips for Eating Less Meat By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 21, 2016 Eating a plant-based diet has many advantages, including reducing your risk for certain types of cancer. You don't have to eliminate all animal products from your diet to see benefits. Wilmot's ...
