Vitamin D protects cells from stress that can lead to cancer
Public release date: 13-May-2008 By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can…
Researchers detail chemotherapy’s damage to the brain / 50 percent of women had not recovered their previous level of cognitive function one year after treatment.
Public release date: 21-Apr-2008 Commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off long after treatment has ended and may be one of the underlying biological causes…
Mounting evidence shows red wine antioxidant kills cancer / Researchers pinpoint how resveratrol induces pancreatic cancer cell death
Public release date: 25-Mar-2008 Contact: Leslie Orr Leslie_Orr@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-5774 University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and…
Study in Circulation Research details how diabetes drives atherosclerosis
Public release date: 13-Mar-2008 Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14…
Researchers investigate links between prostate, cadmium, zinc
Public release date: 30-Jan-2008 Cadmium exposure is a known risk factor for prostate cancer, and a new University of Rochester study suggests that zinc may offer protection against…
Patients wonder, ‘Could this be something serious?’ Only 15% of Doctors showed empathy
Public release date: 4-Dec-2007 Nearly 4,800 patient surveys and 100 covertly recorded visits by actors posing as patients revealed that empathy is lacking in many exam rooms around the Rochester,…
Vaccine tied to ‘superbug’ ear infection
Public release date: 17-Sep-2007 CHICAGO --A vaccine that has dramatically curbed pneumonia and other serious illnesses in children is also having an unfortunate effect: promoting new superbugs that cause…
Daisies lead scientists down path to new leukemia drug
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 A new, easily ingested form of a compound that has already shown it can attack the roots of leukemia in laboratory studies is moving…
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