News Headlines

Statins Have Unexpected Effect on Pool of Powerful Brain Cells
July 03, 2008
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the Medical Center have found. The new findings shed light on a long-debated potential role for statins in the area of dementia.

UR School of Nursing Names Nationally Recognized Sleep Disorders Expert as its Next Dean
July 01, 2008
After an extensive national search, Kathy P. Parker, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., an adult nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist in adult health, and a nationally recognized sleep disorders researcher, has been selected as the fourth dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) CEO Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., announced today.

World Ophthalmology Congress Welcomes Eye Institute Faculty
June 27, 2008
Faculty members from the University of Rochester Eye Institute will be in Hong Kong for the most prestigious international ophthalmology conference.

New Approach to HIV Vaccine Research Taps Rochester Expertise
June 27, 2008
A new national effort to create a vaccine against HIV will include work by a University of Rochester Medical Center rheumatologist who is an expert on a portion of the immune system that has sometimes gotten short shrift in the fight against HIV.

Hurried Doctor Visits May Leave Patients Feeling Forgetful
June 26, 2008
Have you ever been whisked through a doctor’s visit, and afterward were unable to remember what the doctor said? A University of Rochester Medical Center study disclosed that doctors don’t often take the steps necessary to help patients recall medical instructions.

Cancer Center Director Tapped to Head Medical Faculty Group
June 26, 2008
Richard I. Fisher, M.D. has been appointed senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs and director of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) - Rochester's largest medical practice. As a result of this appointment, which is effective June 23, Fisher will also serve as vice president of University of Rochester Medical Center.

URMC In The News

Stephen R. Cook's comments are part of a CBS piece linking in-utero junk-food exposure to long-term negative health effects in offspring.

Comments from Michael Perlis appear in Houston Chronicle on how cognitive behavior therapy is more effective than sleeping pills for chronic insomnia.

Bradford Berk's research establishing proof that a protein leads to clogged arteries is reported in UPI.

Reuters calls on Michael Maloney to comment on Tiger Woods' knee injury.

Anton Porsteinsson quoted in Business Week about late-stage trials for a new Alzheimer's drug.

MSNBC reports on Jun Sun's research describing how salmonella bacteria can initially evade detection by the body's immune system.