Research Research Reveals How Blood Flow Force Protects Blood Vessels By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 27, 2010 It is second nature for most of us that exercise protects against heart attack and stroke, but researchers have spent 30 years unraveling the biochemistry behind the idea. One answer first offered by ...
Research Williams Chairs National Space Biomedical Research Institute Science Committee By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2010 Jacqueline Williams, Ph.D., was named chair of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Scientific Advisory Committee for its Center of Acute Radiation Research. Williams is grant director ...
Research Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Using Specialized Catheter Results in Better Outcomes Compared to Drug Therapy By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 26, 2010 A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this week found that treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a specialized catheter results in better outcomes for ...
Education Gala Wine Tasting to Benefit Volunteer Services at URMC By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 25, 2010 Guests will sample more than 300 red and white, domestic and imported wines and champagnes from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, when the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Friends of Strong holds ...
Research New Multiple Sclerosis Drug has URMC Ties By Mark Michaud Jan. 22, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug fampridine-SR for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have been evaluating the ...
Education Patrons Can ‘Give Big at the Pig’ to Support Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Jan. 20, 2010 Friends and family of Nancy Roberts will remember her zest for life and support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, during “Nancy Lives, Wilmot Gives Big at the ...
Education New Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry Announced By Teri D'Agostino Jan. 19, 2010 University of Rochester President Joel Seligman today announced that on March 1, Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. will return as full-time CEO of the Medical Center while Mark B. Taubman, M.D., will ...
Research In Journey from Maggot to Fruit Fly, a Clue about Cancer Metastasis By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 19, 2010 Scientists trying to understand how cancer cells invade healthy tissue have used the fruit fly’s metamorphosis from maggot to flying insect as a guide to identify a key molecular signal that may be ...
Research Grant Examines Parent-Based Interventions of Children with Autism By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 13, 2010 A $5-million, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), multi-center grant, which includes the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), aims to end the feeling of isolation and bewilderment ...
Research Cancer Researcher Receives Innovation Award for Pioneering Ideas By Leslie Orr Jan. 13, 2010 Joshua C. Munger, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has received a prestigious Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Innovation Award, which recognizes promising ...
