Research Brain 'Drowns' in Its Own Fluid after a Stroke By Mark Michaud Jan. 30, 2020 Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research, which was conducted in mice and appears in the journal Science, shows for ...
Patient Care Mobile Stroke Unit Expands Operations to Monroe County By Mark Michaud Aug. 21, 2019 The UR Medicine Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) is now being dispatched to provide stroke care to patients throughout Monroe County. The MSU had been operating on a pilot basis in the City of Rochester ...
Research New Multi-Institutional Partnership to Focus on Stroke Rehabilitation By Samantha Jean May. 20, 2019 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Burke Neurological Institute, and Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) have been awarded a $5 million grant from the ...
Research New Study Reshapes Understanding of How the Brain Recovers from Injury By Mark Michaud Mar. 20, 2019 New research sheds light on how the damage in the brain caused by a stroke can lead to permanent vision impairment.
Patient Care Rochester, Syracuse Health Systems Form Venture to Focus on Population Health By Chip Partner Jan. 24, 2019 Extending prior strategic partnerships, and following more than 18 months of development work, leaders of St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse, N.Y., and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ...
Patient Care UR Medicine A Leader in Stroke Prevention with Less Invasive Technique By Leslie White Jan. 22, 2019 UR Medicine is helping prevent life-threatening strokes with a minimally invasive technique to open blocked carotid arteries.
Patient Care UR Medicine Unveils Upstate New York’s First Mobile Stroke Unit By Mark Michaud Sep. 27, 2018 Next month, UR Medicine will begin operation of a Mobile Stroke Unit, a high-tech ‘emergency room on wheels’ that is designed to provide life-saving care to stroke victims. The $1 million unit will ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse By Karin Christensen Aug. 23, 2018 UR Medicine has opened an ambulatory clinic for liver transplant at St. Joseph’s Health, providing care closer to home for the hundreds of UR Medicine liver transplant patients who live in Central ...
Research NIH Extends URMC’s Role in Network to Advance Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Jul. 26, 2018 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has extended the University of Rochester Medical Center’s membership in the Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, or ...
Research AHA Grants Will Accelerate Search for New Stroke Therapies By Mark Michaud Jun. 27, 2018 A series of awards from the American Heart Association (AHA) to a team of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) will focus on the development of new treatments to thwart ...