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 ...
Research Brain Protein Central to Both Parkinson’s, Drug Addiction Identified By URMC Communications Apr. 29, 2009 Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson’s disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other ...
Education URMC Physician Elected President of American Academy of Neurology By Mark Michaud Apr. 29, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Robert C. Griggs, M.D. has been elected president of the American Academy of Neurology, the world’s largest professional organization of ...
Education Neurologists Establish Professorship in Honor of Robert J. Joynt By URMC Communications Apr. 28, 2009 Colleagues and friends in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center are more than halfway toward their goal of raising $1.5 million to honor the physician who founded ...
Research Poor Sleep Quality Leads to Poorer Prognosis after Stroke By Leslie Orr Apr. 27, 2009 Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy ...
Community 3 Events Offer Hope for People with Brain Tumors By Leslie White Apr. 15, 2009 People with brain tumors, and those who love and care for them, will observe Brain Tumor Awareness Week with three educational and celebratory events sponsored by the University of Rochester Medical ...
