Education Nursing Home Project Receives $800,000 HRSA Grant to Expand Impact and Provide Gerontology Traineeships to Graduate Nurses By Christine Roth Oct. 15, 2012 The Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium (GRNHQC), established in 2009 by University of Rochester School of Nursing associate professor of clinical nursing Tobie Olsan, Ph.D., M.P.A., ...
Education Focus on Aging By URMC Communications Oct. 1, 2012 Emmy Award-winning producer and director Manville Jennings never shows a sign of deep depression or anger in a University of Rochester Medical Center video during which he discusses the impact ...
Research Many Options, Good Outcomes, for Early-Stage Follicular Lymphoma By Leslie Orr Aug. 20, 2012 A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges treatment guidelines for early stage follicular lymphoma, concluding that six different therapies can bring a remission, particularly if the ...
Research Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Cleansing System in Brain By URMC Communications Aug. 15, 2012 A previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip has been discovered by neuroscientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The highly organized system ...
Research Study: New Huntington’s Treatment Shows Promise By Mark Michaud Jun. 18, 2012 A new study shows that the compound Coenzyme Q10 reduces oxidative damage, a key finding that hints at its potential to slow the progression of Huntington disease. The discovery, which appears in the ...
Research “Just Do It!” Not Good Enough for Cancer Patients, UR Researchers Say By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2012 Exercise generally helps the nation’s 12 million cancer survivors, and researchers are working toward being able to prove, with scientific certainty, that prescriptions for daily yoga or 20 minutes ...
Research Vitamin D + TB Vaccine: Allies in Fight Against Bladder Cancer? By Leslie Orr May. 21, 2012 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 ...
Patient Care New Women’s Health Center at Lattimore Improves Access to Care By Lori Barrette Apr. 24, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center will celebrate the opening of its Women’s Health Center at Lattimore on Monday, April 30, with a ribbon-cutting and tours for invited guests.
Research University Life Trustee, Neurosciences Benefactor Ernest J. Del Monte Dies By Leslie White Apr. 22, 2012 Ernest J. Del Monte, 87, real estate and hotel developer, philanthropist and University of Rochester Life Trustee, died Saturday, April 21, 2012. His generosity to the University of Rochester leaves ...
Patient Care Hospital Design Puts Children and Families First By URMC Communications Mar. 29, 2012 At first glance, it is apparent that the new Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is designed around the common theme of supporting our patients – and ...
