Research Improving Antioxidant Therapy: Using Light to Separate the Good from the Bad By Emily Boynton May. 18, 2015 We all know that antioxidants are good for us. So why have so many antioxidant-based therapies failed in clinical trials? A $1.7 million NIH grant to a junior investigator at the School of Medicine ...
Research Blocking Cellular Quality Control Mechanism Gives Cancer Chemotherapy a Boost By Emily Boynton Mar. 26, 2015 A University of Rochester team found a way to make chemotherapy more effective against breast cancer cells, by stopping a cellular quality-control mechanism.
Research Maquat Receives Canada’s Top Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research By Emily Boynton Mar. 25, 2015 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D. received the 2015 Gairdner International Award, Canada’s foremost international award that recognizes the achievement of medical researchers whose work contributes ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Establishing Center for Bioethics By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 12, 2015 University of Rochester alumnus Paul M. Schyve, M.D., has committed $5 million to the University to support the study and practice of bioethics in health care and research.
Research Decoding Fat Cells: Discovery May Explain Why We Gain Weight By Leslie Orr Dec. 10, 2014 University of Rochester researchers believe they’re on track to solve the mystery of weight gain – and it has nothing to do with indulging in holiday eggnog.
Research Are Male Brains Wired to Ignore Food for Sex? By Mark Michaud Oct. 16, 2014 Choosing between two good things can be tough. When animals must decide between feeding and mating, it can get even trickier. In a discovery that might ring true even for some humans, researchers ...
Research $4M NIH Grant Supports UR Research to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death By Leslie White Aug. 12, 2014 Cardiology researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic mechanisms and ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Scientists Receive $2M Award from NCI By Leslie Orr Jun. 24, 2014 The National Cancer Institute awarded more than $2 million to a team at the Wilmot Cancer Institute to continue its study of a gene network that controls cancer progression, with a focus on ...
Research Nobel Laureate Visits Rochester for Genetics Day 2014 By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 12, 2014 The 26th Annual Genetics Day 2014, held recently at the university campus had an extra special keynote lecture by one of the latest Nobel Laureates. Additionally, there were research talks by faculty ...
Research Gene Discovery Links Cancer Cell ‘Recycling’ System to Potential New Therapy By Leslie Orr May. 1, 2014 University of Rochester scientists have discovered a gene with a critical link to pancreatic cancer, and further investigation in mice shows that by blocking the gene’s most important function, ...
