Research URMC Research: Protecting Hearts of Childhood Leukemia Survivors By Leslie Orr Jun. 4, 2012 About 75 percent of children with leukemia who take chemotherapy face life-threatening heart problems as they age, but an international study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Education Beautiful Weather Takes Charity Events Outdoors By URMC Communications May. 31, 2012 Summer is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the company of family and friends. See how you can get out and help support Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical ...
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 ...
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 Myths and Truths of Obesity and Pregnancy By Emily Boynton Dec. 21, 2011 Ironically, despite excessive caloric intake, many obese women are deficient in vitamins vital to a healthy pregnancy. This and other startling statistics abound when obesity and pregnancy collide. ...
Research Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for Cancer By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2011 People who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according to a paper published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Research Program Launched to Examine Disease Origins in Womb, Infancy, Childhood By URMC Communications Nov. 1, 2011 The beginning of life is an incredibly delicate period. Not only do those first few days of life play an important role in the development of a human being, but gestation, infancy and childhood play ...
Research Stem Cell Efforts to Treat Neurological Disease Bolstered With $4.5 Million By URMC Communications Sep. 6, 2011 The endeavor to find better treatments or perhaps even one day a cure for a host of debilitating and fatal neurological diseases has been bolstered by an influx of funding from a mix of private and ...
Research Study Evaluates Tools to Encourage a Healthy Pregnancy By Mark Michaud Aug. 5, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center and Cornell University have teamed up to launch a major study that will assess electronic and web-based strategies designed to promote healthy behavior in ...
Research Brain Tumor Treatment Successful in Healing Rare Heart Condition By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2011 Serendipity may have saved 32-year-old Jamie Arliss’ life. A rare tumor discovered in her heart had stumped cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They wanted to remove the ...