Research Brain changed by caffeine in utero, study finds By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 4, 2021 New research from ABCD study finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life.
Research Zinc: Not Just for Sun Protection or Common Colds, Researchers Study its Role in Cancer By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2021 Zinc is an essential mineral used as a sunscreen and to boost the immune system. At the cellular level, another form of zinc may help to prevent most cancers.
Research URMC to Launch New Brain Aging Research Center By Patrick Broadwater Feb. 3, 2021 The University of Rochester Medical Center is launching a new research network. The Network for Emotional Well-Being (NEW) Brain Aging Center is one of only five centers nationwide funded by the ...
Research New Tool Helps Seniors with Breast Cancer Make Chemotherapy Decisions By Leslie Orr Jan. 14, 2021 Wilmot researchers helped to develop a risk tool that found eight key predictors of whether chemotherapy side effects were likely to be minimal or severe for older adults.
Patient Care URMC Shares Update on Patient Vaccinations for COVID-19 By Chip Partner Jan. 12, 2021 Later this week URMC plans to begin vaccinating patients in “Group 1B” and others who are eligible. Patients will be contacted directly when they can schedule an appointment at one of two new ...
Patient Care Hurlbut Offers Transitional Nursing Home Care for UR Medicine Hospitals By Barbara Ficarra Jan. 4, 2021 Conesus, Shore Winds facilities to provide up to 100 beds for patients ready for discharge, expanding hospitals’ capacity for critically ill patients.
Patient Care UR Medicine Delivers COVID Vaccine to Hundreds in First Week of Clinics By Barbara Ficarra Dec. 18, 2020 Just days after the first doses arrived Dec. 14, nearly 1900 UR Medicine staff on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic have received Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to protect themselves from COVID-19.
Patient Care Severe Mouth Pain Leads Florida Resident to Rochester By Karen Black Dec. 1, 2020 A 24-year-old professional performer suffered for months with mouth pain. He flew from Florida to be seen by an oral medicine expert at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of ...
Research New Institute Takes Aim at Infectious Pathogens, Builds Pipeline of Clinician Researchers By Mark Michaud Nov. 11, 2020 The Translational Immunology and Infectious Diseases Institute will focus on the development of new treatments and vaccines, and strategies to better control the spread of infectious diseases like ...
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Transforming Research at Wilmot By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2020 Wilmot Cancer Institute leadership has enlisted bright minds from across the nation to come here, to Rochester, as part of a team that pledges to defeat cancer.