Category Archives: research

Researchers recruit people for genetic study of schizophrenia

If you’re healthy, free of mental illness, and willing to help science unlock the secrets of schizophrenia, consider participating in a genetic study of schizophrenia that is underway at Upstate. Schizophrenia is one of the most serious of psychiatric disorders, … Continue reading

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Cancer survivors, patients make their marks on the Upstate Cancer Center

Visitors to Upstate University Hospital get an up-close view of the construction at the Upstate Cancer Center. The now towering framework began rising out of the ground a little more than a year ago. Early this morning, its final steel … Continue reading

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Cord blood bank will add to research, treatment options

Jared Saya was 2 when his mother brought him to Upstate University Hospital’s pediatric emergency department with bruises on his arm. She thought he had fallen. He had cancer. “We stayed at Upstate for six months from that day, getting … Continue reading

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