Education Doctor Who Wrote Syllabus on Cancer in Elderly Shares Personal Side to Data By Leslie Orr Jun. 2, 2011 When John Bennett, M.D., gives the B.J. Kennedy Lecture at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on June 5th -- titled “Cancer and the Older Patient: Let’s Waltz Together” -- he will ...
Research Two Defective Proteins Conspire to Impair the Nerve Cell’s ‘Powerhouse’ in Alzheimer Disease By URochester Medicine Communications May. 13, 2011 Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings ...
Patient Care Leading Bioethicist Will Address Health Care Reform, Future of Medicine By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 17, 2011 Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., the chair of the Department of Clinical Bioethics at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken observer of health care in the United ...
Research Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells after Injury in Early Studies By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 17, 2011 Anti-depressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a study by neurosurgeons at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Medical Center Opens New Building Dedicated to Advancing Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 8, 2011 University of Rochester officials were joined today by Lt. Governor Robert Duffy and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to officially open the doors on a new research building at the ...
Research Brain Tumor Treatment Successful in Healing Rare Heart Condition By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2011 Serendipity may have saved 32-year-old Jamie Arliss’ life. A rare tumor discovered in her heart had stumped cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They wanted to remove the ...
Education Programs for Children Center Stage at Satcher Awards Ceremony By Leslie White Mar. 21, 2011 The second annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health at 5:45 p.m. tonight (Monday, ...
Research Pinpointing Air Pollution’s Effects on the Heart By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 9, 2011 Scientists are untangling how the tiniest pollution particles – which we take in with every breath we breathe – affect our health, making people more vulnerable to cardiovascular and respiratory ...
Research To Bring Effective Therapies to Patients Quicker, Use the Team Approach By Emily Boynton Mar. 2, 2011 The current clinical trial process in the U.S. is on shaky ground. In this era of personalized medicine, patient populations for new therapies grow smaller and smaller. Coupled with skyrocketing ...
Research A New Way to Attack Pathogens By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 10, 2011 Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe. In a paper published in the journal PLoS ...
