Latest news from University of Rochester Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/turns-out-male-roundworms-are-picky-when-choosing-a-mate-new-research-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/turns-out-male-roundworms-are-picky-when-choosing-a-mate-new-research-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:00:00 EST The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional health, and mating history of the hermaphrodites and show preference toward worms that have not previously mated with another male and are nutritionally healthy. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/researchers-find-possible-neuromarker-for-juvenile-onset-batten-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-find-possible-neuromarker-for-juvenile-onset-batten-disease/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:05:02 EST The research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/researchers-identify-path-to-prevent-cognitive-decline-after-radiation/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-identify-path-to-prevent-cognitive-decline-after-radiation/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:05:36 EST Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia--the brain's immune cells--can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be a key target for preventing these symptoms. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/pulling-the-plug-on-brain-injury/?sc=rsin /articles/pulling-the-plug-on-brain-injury/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 EST New research appearing today in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces brain swelling and improves outcomes in animal models of brain injury. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/more-proof-that-too-many-medications-leads-to-adversity-for-older-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/more-proof-that-too-many-medications-leads-to-adversity-for-older-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:35:02 EST When older adults with cancer take multiple medications -- including ordinary drugs like blood pressure pills, supplements, or antacids -- it can result in more toxic chemotherapy side effects and even a need to stop cancer treatment. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/researchers-identify-neurons-that-learn-to-smell-a-threat/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-identify-neurons-that-learn-to-smell-a-threat/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:30:09 EST Whether conscious of it or not, when entering a new space, we use our sense of smell to assess whether it is safe or a threat. In fact, for much of the animal kingdom, this ability is necessary for survival and reproduction. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/new-research-finds-the-risk-of-psychotic-like-experiences-can-start-in-childhood/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-finds-the-risk-of-psychotic-like-experiences-can-start-in-childhood/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:30:26 EST It has long been understood that environmental and socio-economic factors - including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution - increase a person's risk of developing psychotic-like experiences, such as subtle hallucinations and delusions that can become precursors to a schizophrenia diagnosis later in life. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/can-the-common-cold-help-protect-you-from-covid-19/?sc=rsin /articles/can-the-common-cold-help-protect-you-from-covid-19/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:50:06 EST Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you've had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/scientists-develop-new-flu-vaccines-for-man-s-best-friend/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-develop-new-flu-vaccines-for-man-s-best-friend/?sc=rsin Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:05:54 EST Scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have developed, for the first time, two new vaccines for canine influenza. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/providers-face-cultural-challenges-when-evaluating-refugee-children/?sc=rsin /articles/providers-face-cultural-challenges-when-evaluating-refugee-children/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Aug 2016 02:05:06 EST Numerous challenges face providers who are administering developmental screenings for refugee children, including differences in cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers, and disparate education levels, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) published in the journal Pediatrics. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/young-adults-visit-doctors-least-at-an-age-when-risky-behavior-peaks/?sc=rsin /articles/young-adults-visit-doctors-least-at-an-age-when-risky-behavior-peaks/?sc=rsin Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST The prevalence of substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, homicide and motor vehicle crashes all peak in young adulthood. Yet the study's findings show that young adults under use ambulatory medical care, infrequently receive preventive care and rarely receive counseling directed at the greatest threats to their health. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/viagra-relatives-may-shrink-abnormally-large-hearts/?sc=rsin /articles/viagra-relatives-may-shrink-abnormally-large-hearts/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST Compounds related to Viagra, which is already in clinical trials to prevent heart failure, may also counter the disease in a different way, according to a study published online today in the journal Circulation Research. The results hold promise for the design of a new drug class and for its potential use in combination with Viagra or beta blockers. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/study-results-promise-faster-recovery-from-life-threatening-blood-cell-shortages/?sc=rsin /articles/study-results-promise-faster-recovery-from-life-threatening-blood-cell-shortages/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST A key compound resupplies bone marrow with fast-acting stem cells that can more quickly rekindle blood cell production, according to a study published online today in the journal Blood. While the study was in mice, in the study authors say it has the potential to increase survival among patients with life-threatening blood cell shortages. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/trial-published-in-the-new-england-journal-of-medicine-reports-on-new-therapy-that-prevents-heart-failure/?sc=rsin /articles/trial-published-in-the-new-england-journal-of-medicine-reports-on-new-therapy-that-prevents-heart-failure/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients receiving only an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD), according to a landmark study published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC) in Barcelona, Spain. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/common-food-dye-may-hold-promise-in-treating-spinal-cord-injury/?sc=rsin /articles/common-food-dye-may-hold-promise-in-treating-spinal-cord-injury/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST A study today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that a common food additive that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint may offer promise for preventing the additional "" and serious "" secondary damage that immediately follows a traumatic injury to the spinal cord. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/breast-cancer-drug-shows-promise-against-serious-infections/?sc=rsin /articles/breast-cancer-drug-shows-promise-against-serious-infections/?sc=rsin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:45:00 EST An FDA-approved drug used for preventing recurrence of breast cancer shows promise in fighting life-threatening fungal infections common in immune-compromised patients, such as infants born prematurely and patients with cancer. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/genetic-source-of-muscular-dystrophy-neutralized/?sc=rsin /articles/genetic-source-of-muscular-dystrophy-neutralized/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:40:00 EST Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results of the study, which were published today in the journal Science, could pave the way for new therapies that essentially reverse the symptoms of the disease. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/brain-protein-central-to-both-parkinsons-drug-addiction-identified/?sc=rsin /articles/brain-protein-central-to-both-parkinsons-drug-addiction-identified/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EST Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/scientists-discover-way-to-jumpstart-bones-healing-process/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-discover-way-to-jumpstart-bones-healing-process/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST An early study has found the osteoporosis drug teriparatide (Forteo) enabled aging patients confined to wheelchairs by non-healing fractures to walk and live independently again. The physicians involved are using the word "miraculous" to describe this stem cell-related work and its profound impact on the treatment of bone injuries. University of Rochester Medical Center /articles/rigorous-visual-training-teaches-the-brain-to-see-again-after-stroke/?sc=rsin /articles/rigorous-visual-training-teaches-the-brain-to-see-again-after-stroke/?sc=rsin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST By doing a set of vigorous visual exercises on a computer every day for several months, patients who had gone partially blind as a result of suffering a stroke were able to regain some vision. 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