Body Produces “Industrial” Lubricant for Metal Hip Implants A lubricating layer made of graphitic carbon naturally forms in the joints of metal-on-metal hip implants, a new study shows. This solid layer, produced within the body, is more like an industrial lubricant than joint fluid. The finding may help researchers design longer-lasting metal-on-metal hips for treating […]

Researchers Find Cause of Rare Immune Disease NIH scientists have identified a genetic mutation that causes cold temperatures to trigger allergic reactions—a condition called cold urticaria. In addition to pointing the way toward a potential cure, this finding will help shed light on how the immune system functions. Cold urticaria in an allergic disease in […]

New Insights Into Old Anti-Fungal Drug For more than 50 years, doctors have used the drug Amphotericin B (AmB) to treat systemic fungal infections. In a new study, researchers revealed a novel mode of action for the drug. Their findings could lead to safer and more effective anti-fungal medications. For people with compromised immune systems—such […]

New Epidemiology Chair at HSPH Hopes to Continue Department’s Legacy of Discovery and Training Scientists to Change the World Michelle Williams Michelle Williams, SM ’88, ScD ’91, began as Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health in August 2011. Previously a […]

A statement by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius In August 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule that will require most health insurance plans to cover preventive services for women including recommended contraceptive services without charging a co-pay, co-insurance or a deductible.  The rule […]

Biochip measures glucose in saliva, not blood Engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. The biochip uses plasmonic interferometers and could be used to measure a range of biological […]

UCSF Team Uncovers How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders … Membrane Tension Maintains a United Front Using his own neutrophils, Orion Weiner demonstrates how physical forces and not diffusible factors ensure that migrating cells have a single leading edge./ Video credit: Cell … UCSF scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell […]

Article by Rochester Team is the Most Viewed in Biotech Journal A review article by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center for the journal BioTechniques was the journal’s most-viewed article in 2011. Seth Perry, Ph.D. The first author of the paper, which was first published in February of last year, is Seth Perry, Ph.D., research assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering. Other […]

Judith F. Baumhauer Named 2012 Athena Award Winner Orthopaedic surgeon Judith F. Baumhauer, M.D., M.P.H., professor and associate chair of academic affairs in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, today was named the winner of the 26th annual Athena Award at a special luncheon at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Judith […]

Many high-risk Americans don’t get hepatitis B vaccine A recently published study investigating hepatitis B vaccination rates in the United States found that more than half of adults at risk for hepatitis B virus remain unvaccinated. With many of these individuals making contact with the healthcare system, including HIV testing, this statistic reflects many missed […]