Articles tagged with: university of rochester medical center
Eastman Dental Announces Smile Makeover Winners Eastman Dental, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, today announced the three winners of its Smile Makeover contest. The winners, who were chosen from more than 700 people, will receive complete smile makeovers worth up to $25,000. Greg Ras Gregory Ras, of Greece, Monroe County has a […]
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Diet Sodas: Zero Calories – But ‘Zero Risk?’ Last week, research out of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference pointed a potentially incriminating finger at diet sodas – showing that people who drank them daily had a dramatically higher risk for vascular events like heart attack and stroke, compared to folks who don’t drink them at all. […]
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Severely Obese Women May Need to Gain Less Weight during Pregnancy Recently Revised Recommendations May be High for Most Obese February 11, 2011 Extremely obese women may not need to gain as much weight during pregnancy as current guidelines suggest, according to a new study presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting. […]
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A New Way to Attack Pathogens RNA Recycling System Gone Awry Brings MRSA to a Halt Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe. In a paper published online Feb. […]
School of Nursing Associate Professor Receives International Fellowship Mary Wilde, R.N., Ph.D., Will Collaborate with United Kingdom Investigators on Catheter Research University of Rochester School of Nursing associate professor and researcher Mary H. Wilde, R.N., Ph.D., was recently awarded a four-week fellowship from the International Continence Society (ICS) to collaborate with United Kingdom investigators and […]
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Flow Cytometry Expert Offers Webinar for Researchers This Week February 09, 2011 A scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been tapped to help researchers around the nation learn how to seek out funds to upgrade their laboratories. Timothy Bushnell, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the James P. […]
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Scientists Discover Gene Regulation Mechanism Unique to Primates Study Finds Long-Known, but Little-Understood DNA Elements Serve Important Purpose Scientists have discovered a new way genes are regulated that is unique to primates, including humans and monkeys. Though the human genome – all the genes that an individual possesses – was sequenced 10 years ago, greater […]
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It’s February: Love Your Heart Make no mistake: while the stereotypical heart attack victim in the movies might be male, heart disease is an equal opportunity killer. In fact, it’s the number one cause of death among women 20 and older, killing almost one every minute. The good news? Research shows that, even if saddled with a family […]
Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure More Effective in Women than Men Never before has a therapy proven more beneficial for women than men in preventing heart disease – until now. A new study, published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that women receive a significantly greater benefit – a 70 […]
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Pageant Contestants to Compete for Title, Support People with Brain Tumors Savona Woman Organizes Feb. 12 Benefit to Honor Doctors who Saved her Life Young women and girls will show off their talents and support people with brain tumors during the Twin Tiers Winter Ball Benefit Pageant Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Ramada Inn in […]
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