Research Lack of Vitamin D: More Evidence Connected to Breast, Colon Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2010 Two new vitamin D studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center suggest intriguing ties between a deficiency of D and breast and colon cancer, particularly among African Americans.
Research URMC’s Golisano Children’s Hospital Participates in Cooling Study By URMC Communications Oct. 18, 2010 Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC is among 34 centers to participate in the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling and preventing fever in infants ...
Research Researchers Study Afterbirth to Learn What Happens Before Birth and Beyond By Emily Boynton Oct. 3, 2010 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are forging ahead with an important first step in the National Children’s Study: Determining how to most accurately collect, preserve and ...
Research Scientists Pinpoint Earliest Steps of Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2010 Nearly two decades after they identified the specific genetic flaw that causes a common type of muscular dystrophy, scientists believe they have figured out how that flaw brings about the disease. ...
Research Scientists Rate University of Rochester a Best Place To Work By URMC Communications Jun. 29, 2010 The University of Rochester has been ranked one of the top 15 institutions in the nation for scientists to work, according to The Scientist magazine, which has published its annual survey of “Best ...
Research Vitamin B3 Controls Important Life Processes by Changing Shape in Response to Oxygen Level By Emily Boynton Jun. 3, 2010 Scientists have obtained the first images of a common molecular signal, vitamin B3, which plays a role in making some bacteria potent and some men impotent.
Research Acupuncture’s Molecular Effects Pinned Down By URMC Communications May. 30, 2010 In a paper published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects ...
Patient Care Medical Center Launches New Treatment for Liver Cancer By Leslie White May. 27, 2010 University of Rochester Medical Center physicians recently performed upstate New York’s first radioembolization procedure for primary liver cancer. This technique combats the tumor in patients who ...
Research Popular Autism Diet Does Not Demonstrate Behavioral Improvement By URMC Communications May. 19, 2010 A popular belief that specific dietary changes can improve the symptoms of children with autism was not supported by a tightly controlled University of Rochester study, which found that eliminating ...
Patient Care New EP Lab Offers Curative Therapy with Reduced Risks By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 13, 2010 Electrophysiology services at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded with the introduction of a third EP laboratory featuring cutting-edge technology for the treatment of cardiac ...
