Research New Research Initiative to Focus on Cerebrovascular Diseases By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 A multidisciplinary group of clinical and bench researchers has been formed at the University of Rochester Medical Center to study cerebrovascular disease. The Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive ...
Research Using the Microbiome to Help Premature Babies Grow By Emily Boynton Oct. 29, 2018 A study suggests that the gut microbiome – the trillions of tiny bacteria that live in the digestive tract – could help doctors personalize nutrients and feeding patterns to help the most vulnerable ...
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children. Numerous studies have found that mothers who have low ...
Research Study Points to New Method to Deliver Drugs to the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively to the brain. The research could have implications for ...
Research URMC Joins Network Dedicated to Improving Care for Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been selected as one of the first four institutions in the U.S. to participate in the SMA Care Center Network. The network is being created as new ...
Research Delving Where Few Others Have Gone, Leukemia Researchers Open New Path By Leslie Orr Oct. 15, 2018 A Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadliest cancers. The breakthrough gives researchers renewed hope that a ...
Patient Care Taubman To Serve Another Five-Year Term as Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry By Leslie White Oct. 9, 2018 University of Rochester President Richard Feldman has announced the appointment of Mark B. Taubman, M.D., to a new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, effective July 1, 2019. ...
Research Study: Nursing Homes Increasingly Pushing Patients into Rehab at End-of-Life By Mark Michaud Oct. 3, 2018 A new study reveals a growing trend of potentially unnecessary – and harmful – high intensity rehabilitation services for residents of nursing homes. The study finds that this trend, which may be ...
Research Researchers Glimpse into ‘Real World’ of Cancer and Financial Hardship By Leslie Orr Sep. 26, 2018 Nearly one in five older patients with advanced cancer have financial problems that may cause them to delay treatment to cover food and housing costs, which leads to stress and poor quality of life, ...
Patient Care Scientists Uncover Valuable Gene Activity for Precancerous Cysts, Cancer in Pancreas By Leslie Orr Sep. 24, 2018 A Wilmot Cancer Institute study revealed the actions of a key gene and its surrounding network that causes cysts in the pancreas, as well as how cancer arises from the cysts. The work could someday ...
