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Wilmot Obtains Nearly $2M in Cancer Stem Cell Funding
Two large federal grants received this summer will allow researchers at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center to continue their work into stem cells that give rise to cancer.
Sime Named URMC Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary expert Patricia J. Sime, M.D., FRCP, has been named chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The appointment is effective July 1.
Amid the Murk of ‘Gut Flora,’ Vitamin D Receptor Emerges as a Key Player
Within the human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check. Scientists have found that the vitamin D receptor is a key player amid the gut bacteria – what scientists refer to as the “gut flora.”
Scientists Rate University of Rochester a Best Place To Work
The University of Rochester has been ranked one of the top 15 institutions in the nation for scientists to work, according to The Scientist magazine, which has published its annual survey of “Best Places to Work for Scientists in Academia.”
Survey Shows Dogma, Not Data, Can Dictate Doctors’ Decisions
New research published this month gives a glimpse into how medicine is often based on habit, not hard data, according to study author Jacob Moalem, M.D., FACS, an endocrine surgeon at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Despite Countless Changes, Original HIV Infection Lurks Within
Scientists have been surprised to learn that, despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the infection is still present in the body months later.
Targeting Flight-or-Fight Hormone Response to Combat Heart Failure
We’ve all experienced the strong heartbeat that accompanies emotions such as fear and rage. But can the body’s natural response to these emotions be used to combat heart failure? Results of a study published online today in the journal Circulation Research present a strong case.
URMC Receives $1.5M to Study Safety of Blood Transfusions
This week it was announced that blood researchers Neil Blumberg, M.D., and Richard Phipps, Ph.D., at the University of Rochester Medical Center, were among a select group of investigators nationwide who received federal awards to improve the safety of blood transfusions.
Media Coverage Responsible for Growth in Vaccination Rates
Mass media coverage of flu-related topics such as vaccine shortages and delays appears to boost overall vaccination rates and prompt people to get their shots earlier in the flu season. A study published online today in the journal Health Service Research shows that, on average, national news reports involving the flu are estimated to increase annual vaccination rates by as many an 8 percentage points.
Scientists Explore Why Some Psoriasis Patients Suffer Joint Damage
A new grant from the National Psoriasis Foundation could help University of Rochester Medical Center scientists find ways to forecast which patients with the red, flaky skin disorder are most likely to suffer from an arthritic disease that sometimes follows.
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