People AAP Appoints Lainie Ross as Chair of Committee on Bioethics By Mark Michaud Jun. 23, 2025 Ross begins a four-year term on July 1 and will lead American Academy of Pediatrics pediatric ethics policy development and liaison roles, building on over two decades of AAP ethics leadership.
People Wyatte Hall Named to Forbes’ Accessibility 100 By Susanne Pallo Jun. 17, 2025 Wyatte Hall, PhD, assistant professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named to the inaugural Forbes Accessibility 100 list for his research and advocacy ...
Research Redefining Dentistry in Primary Care a Must By Karen Black Jun. 17, 2025 By weaving oral health into primary care education, research, and community practice, recent studies demonstrate that prevention-driven, patient-centered care is imperative for a healthy population.
Research Glial Replacement Therapy Slows Huntington’s Disease in Adult Mice By Mark Michaud Jun. 16, 2025 New research shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into adult mouse models of Huntington’s disease can slow motor and cognitive decline and extend lifespan, underscoring the ...
Research Tanya Mayadas Appointed Chair of Microbiology & Immunology and Inaugural Director of New Institute By Mark Michaud Jun. 10, 2025 The University of Rochester alumna and leader in innate immunity and vascular biology will lead a new Institute that will bring together cross-disciplinary scientific and clinical teams to address ...
Research Why Don’t Bats Get Cancer? Researchers Discover Protection from Genes and Strong Immune Systems By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reported in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...
Patient Care Breast Cancer Prevention: How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Can Help By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2025 Wilmot study shows that APPs may be the secret to a new approach to care.
Community Gaining Perspective: Community Health Education Initiatives Strengthen Students’ Learning By Rebecca Youmell May. 23, 2025 The Community Health Education initiatives at the Center for Community Health & Prevention offer students, at all levels of training, opportunities to engage with their community and explore how ...
Research A Downside of Taurine: It Drives Leukemia Growth By Leslie Orr May. 14, 2025 Leukemia cells use taurine to produce energy and grow, a study in Nature by a Wilmot Cancer institute team shows.
Research Why Are Urban Children More Prone to Allergies? By Scott Hesel May. 12, 2025 Scientists discovered that a previously uncharacterized subset of immune cells may play a critical role in the development of allergic diseases and explain differences between urban and rural ...