Research Blood Test for Brain Injuries Gains Momentum By Leslie Orr Mar. 30, 2009 A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving ...
Research Study Assesses Relief Options Against Shingles Pain By URMC Communications Mar. 24, 2009 The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent.
Research Astrocytes Help Separate Man from Mouse By URMC Communications Mar. 22, 2009 A type of brain cell that was long overlooked by researchers embodies one of very few ways in which the human brain differs fundamentally from that of a mouse or rat.
Research Abnormal EKG Can Predict Death in Stroke Patients By Leslie Orr Mar. 19, 2009 People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart’s electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity ...
Research Weighing the Options after Life-Altering Stroke By URMC Communications Mar. 11, 2009 Choosing to have aggressive brain surgery after suffering a severe stroke generally improves the patients’ lives and allows them to live longer, according to research by neurologists.
Research Long-Term Effects of Early Parkinson’s Treatments Similar By Mark Michaud Mar. 9, 2009 A study published online today in the Archives of Neurology involving two common drugs used to treat early-stage Parkinson’s disease shows that, while the drugs each have advantages and ...
Patient Care Event to Benefit Those Affected by Neuromuscular Disorders By URMC Communications Feb. 15, 2009 An arts and crafts show to be held in Batavia later this month will benefit patients and their families who have been affected by neuromuscular disorders like neuropathy, muscular dystrophy, and ...
Patient Care Tingling Hands, Burning Feet? Rochester Neurologist an Expert in Tracking Down Neuropathy By URMC Communications Jan. 4, 2009 Hands that feel like they’re burning; feet that make it feel like you’re walking on pins and needles; numbness that spreads gradually up the limbs. These are among the most vexing of symptoms for ...