Patient Care Dialogue Magazine: Breast Cancer Services Thrive — As Do the Grad Student Researchers at Wilmot By Leslie Orr Jul. 19, 2023 In the latest edition of Dialogue (Vol 1, 2023), read stories about breast cancer care and research at Wilmot Cancer Institute, a community collaboration that is benefitting cancer research, and ...
Research Racial Disparities Discovered in Patients with Implantable Cardiac Devices By Strategic Communications Jul. 17, 2023 Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators have a higher burden of disease than white patients with the same device, according to new URMC cardiology research.
Research Study Shows Surprisingly Low Use of COVID Antiviral Treatments in Nursing Homes By Mark Michaud Jul. 14, 2023 Only 18 percent of COVID cases in nursing homes received antiviral treatment, despite the known benefit of these drugs and the high risk of nursing home residents to adverse outcomes due to COVID.
Research An Unexpected Doorway into the Ear Opens New Possibilities for Hearing Restoration By Mark Michaud Jun. 28, 2023 An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the cochlea, repair inner ear hair cells, and restore hearing in deaf mice.
Patient Care New Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a “Monumental Advance” By Mark Michaud Jun. 26, 2023 Emma Ciafaloni, MD, describes how the new drug works, why the FDA chose to limit its use, and what it means for patients and their families.
Research Health is Where the Home is: Study Shows Pediatrician and Family Collaboration can Address Obesity By Scott Hesel Jun. 26, 2023 A new study co-authored by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty provides evidence for a straightforward solution to addressing the rise of pediatric obesity: collaboration between ...
Patient Care Palliative Care: Creating a New Model to Address Suffering for Neurological Illnesses By Mark Michaud Jun. 21, 2023 In a review commissioned by the journal Lancet Neurology, an international team of experts argue that current models of care do not adequately address the needs of people living with neurologic ...
Research New Images Capture Unseen Details of the Synapse By Mark Michaud Jun. 14, 2023 Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, a technical achievement that allows researchers to study the different cells that converge at individual synapses at a level ...
Research AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 14, 2023 A new artificial intelligence-based technique for measuring fluid flow around the brain’s blood vessels could have big implications for developing treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Research Neuroscience faculty keeps anatomy lab hands-on despite pandemic, students excel By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 15, 2020 The class of 104 students who just completed Human Structure and Function, a fundamental course for all medical students, is the top performing class in more than two decades. This success came ...
