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The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), located in Rochester, New York, is one of the main campuses of the University of Rochester and comprises the university's primary medical education, research and patient care facilities.

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Drug improves mobility for some MS patients

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The experimental drug fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). That is the conclusion of a multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial, the results of which were published ...


A worm-and-mouse tale: B cells deserve more respect

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

By studying how mice fight off infection by intestinal worms - a condition that affects more than 1 billion people worldwide - scientists have discovered that the immune system is more versatile than has long been thought. ...


Researchers block immune cell rush behind deadly sepsis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the often fatal, whole-body bacterial infection, according ...


Updated formula measures kidney function more accurately

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measuring kidney function in children can be expensive, time-consuming for clinicians, and tedious for children, who may be exposed to radioactivity and subjected to a large number of blood draws. A new calculation eliminates ...


New clinical equation accurately measures kidney function in children

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measuring a child's kidney function has traditionally been time-consuming, costly, and difficult to perform, but a new equation that uses parameters collected at routine office visits can effectively accomplish this, according ...