Patient Care US News & World Report Ranks URMC Hospital #1 in Metro Area By Teri D'Agostino Mar. 28, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) Strong Memorial Hospital has been ranked first in the greater Rochester area in US News & World Report’s first-ever Best Regional Hospitals 2010-11 ...
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 ...
Research Researchers Focus on Human Cells for Spinal Cord Injury Repair By Emily Boynton Mar. 2, 2011 For the first time, scientists discovered that specific human cells, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provide tremendous benefit, not only repairing damage to ...
Research Study: African Americans Have Better Stroke Survival Rates By Mark Michaud Jan. 31, 2011 A study published today shows that African Americans have a better survival rate compared to whites after being hospitalized for a stroke. This conclusion contradicts prevailing wisdom and is one ...
Research Neuroscientist Robert Doty Dies at 91 By URMC Communications Jan. 21, 2011 Robert W. Doty, Ph.D., a leading brain researcher who helped create what is now the world’s largest organization of neuroscientists, the Society for Neuroscience, died Jan. 14 at home in Rush, N.Y. ...
Research Neuroscientist to Discuss Action Video Games as Learning Tool By URMC Communications Jan. 10, 2011 Cognitive scientist Daphne Bavelier, Ph.D., will discuss her work using video games to explore the remarkable capacity of the brain to adapt as part of a lecture series highlighting biological and ...
Research The Pericyte Becomes a Player in Alzheimer’s, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases By URMC Communications Nov. 16, 2010 Cells in the brain called pericytes that have not been high on the list of targets for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s may play a more crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases ...
Research How Some Brain Cells Hook Up Surprises Researchers By URMC Communications Nov. 2, 2010 Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in one of the most basic, ...
Patient Care Canandaigua Woman’s Ordeal Illuminates Rare Form of Seizures By Mark Michaud Oct. 19, 2010 The remarkable story of a Canandaigua, N.Y. woman who emerged from a more than six month long coma is now being used to educate physicians about how to recognize and treat her extremely rare ...
Research Researchers Target HIV-Related Brain Difficulties By URMC Communications Oct. 6, 2010 During the last two decades, scientists and doctors have developed a potent mix of medications that nearly stops HIV in its tracks for most patients. But an assault in the brain continues despite ...