Articles tagged with: urmc
Medical Sleuthing Linked Muscle, Kidney Problems to Kava Tea When a 34-year-old bicyclist was found collapsed on a roadside and rushed to the University of Rochester Medical Center emergency room on the verge of kidney failure and muscle breakdown, doctors were surprised to discover that a trendy tea derived from the kava plant was the […]
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Scientists to Gather for 23rd Annual Genetics Day University of Rochester scientists will gather next week to discuss the latest in genetics research and to trade scientific insights much like DNA strands swap key segments. The 23rd Annual Genetics Day is next Friday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Class of […]
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Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and a new University of Rochester study shows that low vitamin D levels among black people might be a powerful factor that contributes to the racial differences in […]
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Big HIV Prevention Study Halted, but Experts Won’t ‘Throw in the Towel’ HIV-1 virions (green) can be seen on the surface of a lymphocyte. Image courtesy of the CDCs Public Health Image Library. One of the most critical fronts in the war against AIDS is staving off future HIV infections. The challenge can be especially daunting […]
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URMC Chair to Lead National Family Medicine Organization Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was recently named president-elect of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. Association members elected Campbell to the position at the organization’s 2011 Winter […]
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UR Deaf Health Disparities Group Wins National Excellence Award The National Center for Deaf Health Research (NCDHR) recently won accolades for putting community-based participatory research into action. The NCDHR was one of 11 research groups that won a best-practices award from the National Community Committee, which is associated with the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Scheduled Deliveries Not Linked to Healthier Babies It might be a sign of the times: In a world where people carry computer-phones in their pockets and exert an unprecedented degree of control over their environment, more and more pregnant women are seeking to schedule their babies’ births. In fact today, nearly one in four women plans […]
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Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells after Injury in Early Studies Observation in Patients Leads Neurosurgeon to Take a Closer Look Anti-depressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a study by neurosurgeons at the University of Rochester Medical Center. New astrocytes generated in the hippocampus after treatment […]
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Obesity Not Always Protective Following Surgery Study Bucks Previous Findings, Clarifies “Obesity Paradox” Obese patients with high blood pressure and diabetes are at much higher risk for major complications following non-cardiac surgery compared to otherwise healthy obese patients and patients of normal weight. The new finding diverges from previous research demonstrating that obesity is associated […]
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Health-e-Access has helped thousands of children get medical care quickly, conveniently Telemedicine Program Performs 10,000th Visit Health-e-Access has hit a huge milestone – 10,000 telemedicine visits with health care providers since the program began in May 2001 with pediatricians at the Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The 10,000th visit occurred […]
