Research UR Study Reveals Chemo’s Toxicity to Brain, Possible Treatment By Leslie Orr Dec. 16, 2009 Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the ...
Research Squeak, Squeak – Can You Hear Me Now? By URMC Communications Nov. 8, 2009 What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with “golden ears” – mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. ...
Research Rochester Physician Named Editor of Leading Neurology Journal By URMC Communications Nov. 5, 2009 A neurologist and epilepsy expert at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been named editor in chief of one of the world’s leading journals devoted to issues involving the brain and central ...
Research Cost Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Device Evaluated By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2009 A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective ...
Research Rochester-Led Parkinson’s Study Pays Off Again, Two Decades Later By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2009 Parkinson’s disease progresses more slowly in patients who have higher levels of urate, a chemical that at very high level is associated with gout, scientists have found. The new findings are based ...
Patient Care Rochester Native Joins Department of Neurosurgery By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 28, 2009 Former Penfield resident Andrew M. Wensel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center as an assistant professor of Neurosurgery, expanding the faculty ranks of the department to 11.
Research Genetic Source of Muscular Dystrophy Neutralized By Mark Michaud Jul. 16, 2009 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results of the study, which were ...
Research Study in Nature: MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases in Blood Vessels By URMC Communications Jul. 5, 2009 A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease, according to an article published online today in ...
Research Telemedicine Expands Reach of Care for Parkinson’s Patients By Mark Michaud Jun. 16, 2009 A unique and innovative telemedicine project is providing distant nursing home patients with Parkinson’s disease access to neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A pilot study of ...
Research Protein Regulates Movement of Mitochondria in Brain Cells By Mark Michaud Jun. 14, 2009 Scientists have identified a protein in the brain that plays a key role in the function of mitochondria – the part of the cell that supplies energy, supports cellular activity, and potentially wards ...
