Research Rochester Contributes to New Findings to Stop Liver Disease By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 25, 2010 Physicians have found that a drug now used to treat a complication of end-stage liver disease known as hepatic encephalopathy is useful for preventing a relapse of the condition. As a result, ...
Research $8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences Center By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 19, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center who are exploring the health effects of environmental agents have received $8 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to ...
Patient Care URMC Geriatrician Named President of National Association By Lori Barrette Mar. 16, 2010 Paul R. Katz, M.D., professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Aging at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was elected president of the American Medical Directors ...
Research As Girth Grows, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Shrinks By Emily Boynton Mar. 15, 2010 Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that ...
Research Students Take Center Stage at National Cardiology Conference By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 11, 2010 More than a dozen Rochester physicians, students and scientists are heading to Atlanta this weekend for the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. It’s one of the premier meetings of ...
Research Physician Calls for More Rigorous Standards for Drugs Up for FDA Approval By URochester Medicine Communications Mar. 9, 2010 A hospitalist at the University of Rochester Medical Center calls for more stringent Federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs, in a commentary in the March 10 issue of the ...
Research Love of Dance Leads UR Medical Student to Garth Fagan By Leslie Orr Mar. 8, 2010 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry student Tracy L. Fuhrmann was able to complete her education by combining two passions -- dance and medicine -- in a research project that could ...
Research Exploiting the Body’s Own Ability to Fight a Heart Attack By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 25, 2010 Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from cardiac patients. The work has its roots in a perplexing ...
Research Probing New Ways to Reduce Damage from Heart Attack, Stroke By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 14, 2010 Two Rochester scientists are among the authors of a Nature Biotechnology paper that explores new ways to screen for drugs that might be useful for a range of conditions, including cardiovascular ...
Community New URMC Program to Focus on Health Behaviors By Mark Michaud Feb. 7, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center today announced the inauguration of the Healthy Living Center. This new initiative – which is part of the Center for Community Health – will offer clinical ...
