Research Co-development of Gut Microbiome, Respiratory and Immune Systems Directly Impact Baby's Development By Correna Dolce Jun. 15, 2022 A new multidisciplinary study found that the co-development of three systems - the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system - is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, and an infant ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Alexander Wilson By Kelly Webster Jun. 7, 2022 Baby Alexander wasn’t breathing when he was born. He experienced both respiratory and kidney failure, needing multiple life-support machines in his first days of life. Now at four months old, ...
Research Misleading Labels: Cannabis e-Cigs Contain Unlisted and Unintended Components By Susanne Pallo Dec. 22, 2021 URMC researchers tested 27 cannabis e-cig products and found that none had accurate labeling regarding synthetic THC levels and many contained potentially harmful compounds not listed on the label.
Patient Care Looking at the Lungs: Getting More People Screened for the Region’s Deadliest Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 29, 2021 An expanded Lung Cancer Screening Program at UR Medicine aims to encourage more people who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer.
Community $4.3 Million Grant Will Test a New Asthma Care Program for Teenagers in Rochester By Scott Hesel Nov. 9, 2020 The program will support teens through telehealth visits with an asthma specialist, school-based supervised therapy of preventive asthma medications, and virtual follow-up visits with a nurse asthma ...
Research Study of School Children with Asthma Provides Evidence for ‘Research Participation Effect’ By Scott Hesel Sep. 21, 2020 A study of school-children with asthma showed evidence that simple follow-up calls to see how these children were doing increased the number of symptom-free days that they experienced.
Research Researchers Draw More Links between Vaping, Smoking, Young People, and Coronavirus By Leslie Orr, Susanne Pallo Sep. 9, 2020 Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are all at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. The scientific explanation behind this is complex and ...
Research URMC Researchers Receive New Support to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Children and Adult Lungs By Scott Hesel Sep. 9, 2020 The LungMAP and HuBMAP programs will utilize their innovative approach of studying human - rather than animal - lung tissues to examine why COVID has potentially different effects on children versus ...
Research Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy Has No Effect on Reducing Asthma in Children By Scott Hesel Feb. 13, 2020 A new study finds that giving mothers vitamin D during pregnancy doesn’t prevent asthma or recurrent wheezing in young children.
Patient Care 3-Year-Old Asks Santa: ‘Can You Bring My Mommy a New Heart?’ By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2019 At a holiday festival in Utica, N.Y., little Sophie McLaughlin climbed onto Santa’s lap and asked for just one thing: a new heart for her mother. The bearded man was puzzled. He didn’t understand the ...
