Research Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2009 With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers – Advil, Tylenol, aspirin – at the time of injection ...
Community Community Groups Join Together to Boost HIV Awareness By URMC Communications Oct. 21, 2009 The MOCHA Center and the Rochester Victory Alliance (formerly the University of Rochester HIV Vaccine Trials Unit) are the lead organizers with more than a dozen community-based organizations that ...
Research CDC Funds Pioneering Weight Loss Research in Deaf Community By Leslie Orr Oct. 7, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center and its partners in the deaf community are setting out to tackle a common problem – obesity – by using a unique approach.
Research $10.5 Million in Funding Creates Center to Study OCD By URMC Communications Sep. 29, 2009 A new research center exploring the science underlying a potential new treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has been established at the University of Rochester Medical Center, thanks to a ...
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 Viagra Relatives Shrink Abnormally Large Hearts By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2009 Compounds related to Viagra, which is already in clinical trials to prevent heart failure, may also counter the disease in a different way, according to a study published online today in the journal ...
Research Trends in Childhood Obesity Bode Poorly for Country’s Future Health By URMC Communications Sep. 9, 2009 Two recent University of Rochester Medical Center studies point out alarming trends in childhood obesity – not only is the group of severely obese children getting larger, but parents don’t even see ...
Research Study Promises Faster Recovery from Life-Threatening Blood Cell Shortages By URMC Communications Sep. 2, 2009 A key compound resupplies bone marrow with fast-acting stem cells that can more quickly rekindle blood cell production, according to a study published online today in the journal Blood. While the ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Accreditation with Commendation from American College of Surgeons By Leslie White Jul. 14, 2009 The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received accreditation with commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The ...
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 ...
