Research Device Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure, Improves Heart Function By Karin Christensen Aug. 24, 2009 A device that was first implanted in the United States at URMC as part of a clinical trial is showing not only a significant reduction in blood pressure, but also an improvement in heart structure ...
Patient Care URMC Presents Sixth Annual Men’s Health Day – Stay in the Game with Coach Marv Levy By URMC Communications Jul. 27, 2009 URMC is doing its part to give men the tools they need to live long and vital lives by presenting Men’s Health Day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Now in its sixth ...
Football Legend Marv Levy to Speak Sept. 11 By URMC Communications Jun. 3, 2009 Former Buffalo Bills Coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marv Levy will be the keynote speaker at Men’s Health Day on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester.
University of Rochester Medical Center Urologists Compare Tests for Early Bladder Cancer Detection By Leslie White Apr. 6, 2009 Men over the age of 60 who have smoked at least 20 years are needed for an international clinical study to improve bladder cancer screening techniques at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Updated Formula Measures Kidney Function More Accurately By URMC Communications Feb. 23, 2009 Children with chronic kidney disorder are often subjected to radioactivity and a large number of blood draws when clinicians measure how well their kidneys function. This process is also ...
Children with Hypertension Have Trouble with Thinking, Memory By URMC Communications Feb. 23, 2009 Children with high blood pressure are not as good at complicated, goal-directed tasks, have more working memory problems and are not as adept at planning as their peers without hypertension, ...
Research Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier for Some By URMC Communications Jan. 7, 2009 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients ...
Research URMC, Lighthouse Biosciences Awarded U.S. Patent for Diagnostic Technology By Mark Michaud Jan. 7, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a U.S. patent for a diagnostic technology that can rapidly and accurately screen for organisms such as bacteria and other infectious agents. ...
Strong Urologic Surgeons Perform Cutting-edge Minimally Invasive Surgery By Germaine Reinhardt Jan. 6, 2009 Urologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are advancing the frontiers of minimally invasive surgery as they begin to introduce single-port access (SPA) surgery to the Rochester ...
