Research Health is Where the Home is: Study Shows Pediatrician and Family Collaboration can Address Obesity By Scott Hesel Jun. 26, 2023 A new study co-authored by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty provides evidence for a straightforward solution to addressing the rise of pediatric obesity: collaboration between ...
Research Deaf-to-Deaf Weight Loss Program Helps Participants Drop Pounds By Susanne Pallo May. 8, 2023 Shedding unwanted pounds is hard – especially if you experience language or cultural barriers to weight loss programs and social supports. URMC clinical trial results show that a weight loss program ...
Research Researchers find new clues in the brain linking pain and food By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 11, 2022 It has long been known that there is an association between food and pain, as people with chronic pain often struggle with their weight. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience may ...
Patient Care Family Lifestyle Changes - and Behavioral Health Interventions - can Help Prevent Pediatric Obesity By Scott Hesel Dec. 5, 2019 Pediatric obesity is a growing problem. One third of children in the U.S. are either overweight or obese. For parents and caregivers of children who are obese or at risk of obesity, the information ...
Research Childhood Obesity Study Makes Weight Loss a Family Matter By URMC Communications Jun. 22, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are joining those from three other organizations on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted in the ...
Patient Care Kids and Weight: What Not to Say By Lori Barrette Dec. 20, 2017 Their intentions may be good but, far too often, the way people talk, think and act about obesity—especially around kids—can fuel weight stigma. Golisano Children's Hospital pediatrician Dr. Stephen ...
Research Of Mice and Cheeseburgers: Experimental Drug Reverses Obesity-Related Liver Disease By Emily Boynton Aug. 2, 2017 A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one of the many ills of our cheeseburger and milkshake-laden Western diet – non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens New Outpatient Imaging Center By Leslie White Jun. 5, 2017 UR Medicine is transforming the experience for people undergoing diagnostic imaging testing and introduces the Finger Lakes region’s first outpatient interventional radiology clinic with the opening ...
Research URMC Study Shows Obesity Diagnosis is Often Overlooked By Lori Barrette Aug. 28, 2016 Despite a growing epidemic, many medical providers fail to diagnose obesity in their patients and miss an opportunity to identify an important component of long-term health, according to a University ...
Research Research Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity through Family Approach By URMC Communications Jul. 26, 2016 UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital is joining several other universities on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted.
