URMC Skin Cancer Expert to Give Free Talk By URMC Communications Mar. 17, 2009 Elaine S, Gilmore, M.D., Ph.D., of University Dermatology Associates and the department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will give a free talk titled “Skin Cancer ...
Patient Care Screening Key to Early Detection of Colorectal Cancers By Leslie White Mar. 11, 2009 Colorectal cancer screening is an essential part of the health checkups you need as you grow older. If you're over 50, University of Rochester Medical Center doctors encourage you to schedule a ...
Get Your Platform Shoes Out for Ugly Disco Bash April 4 By Leslie White Mar. 9, 2009 The disco ball will be twirling as people celebrate the leisure suit, afro and platform shoes at the 2009 Ugly Disco Bash at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Riverside Convention Center. The event, ...
Doctors Choose Variety of Treatments for Follicular Lymphoma By Leslie White Mar. 8, 2009 People with follicular lymphoma are treated in a wide variety of ways depending on their physician’s preference and the region of the country that they live, according to scientists at the University ...
Research Community Participation Key to Improving Medical Research By Mark Michaud Mar. 3, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center has launched a new initiative to raise awareness and increase community participation in medical research. The effort, which is being supported by the ...
Research Link Between, Bacteria, Cancer Explored With Funding from American Cancer Society By URMC Communications Mar. 2, 2009 The role of bacteria in the development of colorectal cancer is coming under scrutiny at the University of Rochester Medical Center, thanks to an $840,000 research award from the American Cancer ...
National Associations Honor Rosier for Contribution to Orthopaedics By Germaine Reinhardt Feb. 26, 2009 Two national orthopaedic organizations joined forces earlier this week to honor University of Rochester Medical Center Professor of Orthopaedics Randy Rosier, M.D., Ph.D. for his significant ...
Research Researchers Block Immune Cell Rush Behind Deadly Sepsis By URMC Communications Feb. 23, 2009 Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the often fatal, whole-body bacterial ...
Patient Care Talk to Focus on Cancer, Aging – and Fruit Flies By URMC Communications Feb. 10, 2009 Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., asks the biggest of questions using a tiny organism. Bohmann, professor of genetics in the Department of Biomedical Genetics, will speak about his exploits mining fruit flies for ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Stem Cell Scientist Featured in NCI Bulletin By Leslie White Feb. 10, 2009 One of the cancer field’s most respected information sources, the National Cancer Institute Bulletin, recently featured the work of Craig Jordan, Ph.D., a cancer stem cell scientist at the University ...