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A device tested at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University has received FDA approval for use in the United States during risky spine surgery.

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Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University say they now have found definitive proof of a link between clubfoot, a congenital deformity, and the absence of major artery in the leg.

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Medications carried in ambulances to be given to patients in need of emergency care were found in some cases to be stored at unacceptable temperatures, according to a study conducted by researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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Self-hypnosis is a safe and effective means of silencing habit cough in children and adolescents, says a study by researchers.

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Brain images may hold clues as to why children diagnosed with a genetic disorder may also be at high risk for developing mental illness. The findings may enable clinicians to predict who may be at risk of developing a psychiatric condition.

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The Research Foundation of SUNY today announced it signed a licensing agreement with Biosense Webster Inc. for the rights to an Upstate Medical University innovation that helps locate and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias.

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Leading bioethicist Daniel Callahan will address graduates at SUNY Upstate's commencement May 21. Callahan has offered ethical analysis on all subjects from flu vaccination distribution to physician-assistant suicide and medical research.

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Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University have a new understanding of how cell cycle regulation is affected by RNA degrading enzymes. In this latest study, published in Journal of Cell Biology (April 2006), researchers have found that location of an RNA-degrading enzyme is key to its role in cell cycle regulation.

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Stimulant medications, such as mixed amphetamine salts (MAS) and methylphenidates are significantly more effective than nonstimulant ADHD medications or novel stimulants, such as modafinil, in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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In first study of its kind, Upstate Medical University physicians will use traffic surveillance cameras to view motor vehicle crashes and rescue operations on Central New York highways. The real-time view of crash scenes through a camera lens may provide emergency room physicians with information that may help them provide better care to crash victims when they arrive in the emergency room.

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Philip a. Wolf, M.D., and Richard W. Doust to receive honorary degrees at SUNY Upstate Medical University Commencement May 20.

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Graduating medical students at SUNY Upstate Medical University will recite a new physician's oath this year that borrows from the writings of the first female doctor in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell. The new oath replaces a version of the Hippocratic Oath that was recited at commencement since the early 1990s.

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SUNY Upstate Medical University has joined with Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel to create an international center that organizers say will enhance patient care, stimulate research and foster a greater understanding of velo-cardio-facial syndrome, a genetic disorder second only in prevalence to Down syndrome.

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A novel radiotherapy approach has shown promise as a treatment option, and may possibly increase the cure rate, for people with early stage lung cancer who are unable to tolerate surgery, according to findings from a five-year study led by SUNY Upstate Medical University.

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An innovative use of technology shows promise in advancing knowledge of the causes of congenital degenerative diseases of the eye, such as retinitis pigmentosa. SUNY Upstate Medical University is only one of two centers worldwide that can perform research using this technology.

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The part of the prostate that is biopsied may matter more than the number of biopsy samples taken for accurately diagnosing prostate cancer. The SUNY Upstate study found that cancer detection depended more on the part of the prostate that was biopsied than on the number of samples that were taken.

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Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy (DDP), pioneered at Upstate Medical University for symptoms of borderline personality disorder, depression, suicide attempts, is one of the first types of psychodynamic psychotherapy to be included in the registry of evidence-based treatments.

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A study by an international team of researchers will help decrease the risk of dengue, a life-threatening mosquito-borne viral disease that is now one of the fastest spreading tropical diseases globally.

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As low-wage jobs continue to show strong gains since the recession, findings from the Low-Wage Workers’ Health Project led by Upstate Medical University is offering insight into how these jobs affect public health and the economy in Syracuse, N.Y., and reflect national trends in issues related to low-wage workers.

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Upstate is one of two health care facilities in New York state and among only six facilities nationwide to use the FDA-approved implantable SMR TT metal back glenoid implant for shoulder replacements.

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A discovery in the laboratory of Francesca Pignoni, Ph.D., will influence future stem cell research and may have implications for fertility studies.

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Researchers at Upstate Medical University, in collaboration with a team of international investigators studying dengue fever, have discovered new information on climate drivers of the disease and social risk factors that may be contributing to its spread.

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Researchers at Upstate Medical University and Harvard University have linked the loss of key gene, WAVE1, to a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a study published in the journal Oncotarget.

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A leader in health care policy and nursing development, Burnes Bolton will receive an honorary doctor of science degree from the State University of New York at Upstate Medical University Commencement.

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Using a novel method they developed to map chromosome breaks in a model organism, Wenyi Feng, Ph.D., and her colleagues have discovered new information as to how and where chromosome fragile sites can occur in human DNA.

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The grant will support Brunken's investigation into the extracellular matrix (ECM) in retinal development and disease.

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Medical schools whose mission statements underscore societal good are more likely to produce physicians who will enter careers in primary care and work in medically underserved areas.

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Upstate’s Anna Stewart Ibarra will lead the development of a device to exterminate mosquitoes that spread dengue fever and other diseases commonly found in tropical climates.

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Researchers at the SUNY Upstate Medical University have found that a key cellular enzyme, c-Abl, could be an effective drug target in cancer cells for urologic cancers, such as prostate and kidney.

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A new president is named for SUNY Upstate Medical University, an academic medical center in Syracuse, N.Y.

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Upstate’s Occupational Health Clinical Centers join the Workforce Development Institute in an assessment of occupational health needs of low-wage workers in Syracuse, N.Y. Findings may lead to new initiatives to improve the quality of work-life for low-wage workers.

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Researchers, physicians and patients will participate in a two-day conference highlighting the latest information on diagnosis, treatment and living with this disease highlighted by neuroendocine tumors that can lead to heart disease, seizures and stroke.

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Upstate Medical University has partnered with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) in the development of a dengue human infection model (DHIM). USAMRMC will invest up to $12 million over the next 3.5 years to fund five FDA-regulated clinical trials in which healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 45 can volunteer to participate.

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Physicians document complex six-hour surgical case in which they used minimally invasive robotic surgery to perform a radical nephrectomy (removal of entire kidney) with a level III inferior vena cava thrombectomy (removal of a tumor from the largest vein that carries blood to the heart). The procedure also included the removal of numerous lymph nodes.

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Concussions caused by sports injuries and active-duty military combat have garnered lots of publicity lately. Specialists at Upstate are now calling attention to a concussion that can result from a forceful punch to the jaw.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Upstate Medical University has been awarded a $70.6 million grant through New York’s Capital Restructuring Financing Program and Essential Healthcare Provider Support Program to build an ambulatory care center that will house primary care, behavioral health and specialty services, and a variety of other patient care services designed to support a patient’s transition from acute medical care facilities back into the community.

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Delos (“Toby”) Cosgrove III, M.D., and Samuel Gorovitz, Ph.D., will receive honorary Doctor of Science degrees and address students at Upstate Medical University’s 2016 Commencement, to be held Sunday, May 22 at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, N.Y.

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Eduardo C. Solessio, Ph.D., has been awarded $1,821,375 from the National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute for a five-year study to establish how the time course of rod responses contribute to visual temporal contrast sensitivity in dim light. Deficits in detecting small differences in contrast interfere with the ability to perform everyday visual tasks such as reading, driving, or face recognition.

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Program's first clinical trial will study whether giving the vaccine to mothers in the last part of pregnancy may keep the newborn safe from the RSV during the most vulnerable first several months.

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A short video that gives people essential information on ways to protect themselves against mosquito-borne illnesses at home and abroad has been produced by Upstate Medical University and the Onondaga County Health Department. The video is available for viewing on the Upstate and Health Department social media networks.

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Two Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital pediatricians specializing in infectious diseases will receive the Other’s Award, the Salvation Army’s highest civic honor, at the 45th annual Civic Celebration Sept. 14. The Other’s Award is presented to individuals or organizations exemplifying an extraordinary spirit of service to their community.

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In an article published online Sept. 13 in UGEC Viewpoints , Upstate Medical University researcher Anna Stewart Ibarra, PhD, MPA, describes how a collaborative approach by researchers of varying disciplines is being used as a framework for studying the mosquito-borne viruses, zika, dengue and chikungunya.

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In a laboratory study, Upstate Medical University researcher Golam Mohi, Ph.D., his graduate student Yue Yang, and colleagues, have found that the loss of gene EZH2 promotes the development of Myelofibrosis (MF) in mice. The findings create a new pathway for study into the cause of MF and provide new therapeutic targets to block the progression of this rare form of blood cancer.

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Upstate researchers Andrea S. Viczian, Ph.D., and Michael E. Zuber, Ph.D., and their colleagues, have identified two genes—Tbx3 and Pax6—that together are sufficient to start the process of eye development.

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Representatives from Paige’s Butterfly Run arrived at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital Dec. 28 with an oversized check in the amount of $232,000 to support pediatric cancer research, patient and family services.

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The program's approach can also serve as a guide to ongoing and future control efforts of other emerging mosquito-borne illnesses globally.

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Upstate Medical University has opened a $15 million, 20,000 square foot cord blood bank that features a state of the art processing laboratory and cryogenic storage containers that can store nearly 14,500 units of cord blood. The bank will collect, test, process, store and distribute umbilical cord blood donated by families throughout central and northern New York to be used by those in need of life-saving medical treatments and for medical research.

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Upstate Medical University and the Delbarton School will test the effectiveness of an ECF product to meet the required dietary allowance of nutrients for disaster victims in Ecuador, Haiti, and Africa.

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Finding will aid global public health officials as they develop early warning systems for dengue, Zika and chikungunya and find ways to reduce the risk of exposure to disease-carrying mosquitoes.

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Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital will offer for the first time a three-year pediatric fellowship with a special focus on treating child abuse and neglect.