Tag: clinical trials

A new study has provided insight into the behavioral damage caused by repeated blows to the head. The research provides a foundation for scientists to better understand and potentially develop new ...

Doing fewer blood transfusions reduces infection rates by nearly 20 percent, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association co-authored by Neil Blumberg, M.D., professor of ...

Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry are testing a new vaccine against a little-known but widespread herpes virus called cytomegalovirus or CMV.

URMC researchers are recruiting 48 participants for an isolation-style study testing live-virus bird flu vaccines later this fall. The project will test two different schedules of nasal vaccine and ...

Faculty in the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Infectious Disease Division announced today that they’ll head up local trial sites for an international study evaluating the safety and ...

The director of the URMC Center for Community Health has been elected the new co-chair of the Community Engagement Key Function Committee of the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards ...

Thomas Pearson, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. will be leaving the University of Rochester Medical Center to become the executive vice president for Research and Education at the University of Florida Health ...

This spring, infectious disease researchers at URMC will recruit 20 volunteers for a 12-day isolation research study testing live-virus bird flu vaccines. Their hope: Turning up a “marker” of sorts ...

The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine’s effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester ...

Compounds related to Viagra, which is already in clinical trials to prevent heart failure, may also counter the disease in a different way, according to a study published online today in the journal ...