Research Lewy Body Dementia Treatments the Focus of National Initiative By Mark Michaud Apr. 18, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been selected to participate in a national network created to develop new ways to diagnose and treat Lewy Body Dementia. The new initiative, which is ...
Research Regional Health System Growth and Implications for Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 16, 2018 New research shows that stroke patients are increasingly being transferred out of smaller community and rural hospitals and sent to larger medical centers for their care and rehabilitation. While ...
Patient Care Telehealth, Exercise the Focus of World Parkinson’s Disease Day By Mark Michaud Apr. 10, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is helping lead two advocacy efforts to increase awareness of the value of telehealth for individuals with Parkinson’s. These activities coincide ...
Patient Care Regional Providers Gather in Rochester to Discuss Advances in Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Mar. 28, 2018 Providers from across upstate New York are gathering tomorrow for UR Medicine’s 7h annual Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester – New York (STAR-NY) Stroke Management Symposium. The meeting – which ...
Research Mobile Apps Could Hold Key to Parkinson’s Research, Care By Mark Michaud Mar. 26, 2018 A new study out today in the journal JAMA Neurology shows that smartphone software and technology can accurately track the severity of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The findings could provide ...
Research Biological Sex Tweaks Nervous System Networks, Plays Role in Shaping Behavior By Mark Michaud Mar. 7, 2018 New research published today in the journal Current Biology demonstrates how biological sex can modify communication between nerve cells and generate different responses in males and females to the ...
Research URMC Investigating New Parkinson's Drug By Mark Michaud Feb. 27, 2018 The University of Rochester Medical Center Clinical Trials Coordination Center (CTCC) has been tapped to help lead a clinical trial for a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The study ...
Research In Wine, There’s Health: Low Levels of Alcohol Good for the Brain By Mark Michaud Feb. 1, 2018 While a couple of glasses of red wine can help clear the mind after a busy day, new research shows that it may actually help clean the mind as well. The new study, which appears in the journal ...
Research Lungs Mays Hold Key to Thwarting Brain Damage after a Stroke By Mark Michaud Jan. 30, 2018 The harm caused by a stroke can be exacerbated when immune cells rush to the brain an inadvertently make the situation worse. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are studying ...
Patient Care URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 14, 2017 The agreement is designed to improve community health and quality of care for Auburn-area residents by sharing information and resources across the three systems.
