URMC Leads Push for New Approaches to Brain Injury In the race to more accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries quickly and without a CT scan, a University of Rochester Medical Center expert has a leading role in two nationwide studies that are launching this spring. The first project involves testing a small, hand-held […]

Freckle, Mole, or More? This Weekend, Free Skin Checks Offer Peace of Mind A few blistering, lobster-red sunburns as a kid. Fair skin, light eyes, sprinkled with a hearty helping of freckles. A family history of melanoma. When it comes to protecting your skin from cancer, you can’t be too safe. By far the most common […]

May is National Foster Care Month… You Can Change a Lifetime! Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity to shine a light on the experiences of the more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. The campaign raises awareness about the urgent needs of these young people and encourages citizens […]

Smoke-exposed Children with Flu More Likely to Need ICU Care Exposed children with flu also stay in the hospital longer Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the […]

Aggressive Breast Tumors Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency Low vitamin D levels among women with breast cancer correlate with more aggressive tumors and poorer prognosis, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center study highlighted this week at the American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C. The study is one of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Meeting the Needs of People with Autism Autism Awareness Month Conference (April 25, 2011 ) Senior Adviser to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speak to an audience of parents, advocates, and experts at an Autism Awareness Month Conference at the White House. ” Helping every American with […]

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 […]