Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Wins $7.7M Award, Thanks to Clinical Trials Leadership By Leslie Orr May. 26, 2026 Each clinical trial is a team effort to bring the best care to patients.
Research Cancer, Mood, Anxiety, Sleep: It’s All Connected and Yoga Eases Symptoms for Survivors By Leslie Orr May. 21, 2026 A month of gentle and restorative yoga improves physical and psychological symptoms for cancer survivors.
Research The Brain’s Night Shift: How Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked By Mark Michaud May. 21, 2026 Disruptions in a coordinated sleep-related brain rhythm may explain why conditions such as aging, chronic stress, cardiovascular disease, depression, and fragmented sleep are associated with ...
Research Eastman Institute for Oral Health to Investigate Microplastics By Karen Black May. 19, 2026 An orthodontist and researcher at University of Rochester Medicine Eastman Institute for Oral Health has received a grant to test microplastic emissions from a common dental device.
Research Why is Pancreatic Cancer So Difficult to Treat? New Clues Emerge By Leslie Orr Apr. 30, 2026 Research helps explain why pancreas tumor cells can develop undetected for long periods of time, and opens opportunities for treatment with newer immunotherapy drugs.
Patient Care From Fear to Trust: How Music is Transforming Dental Care By Karen Black Apr. 29, 2026 Eastman Institute for Oral Health has introduced an innovative, patient-centered approach that is transforming care for people with severe anxiety and complex needs.
Research New NIH-Funded Project Targets Early Drivers of Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration By Mark Michaud Apr. 27, 2026 The project will advance research on a new treatment approach for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), focusing on a protein identified as a potential early driver of disease.
Research Exercise and Cancer Research: Ibuprofen is Another Option to Ease Chemo-brain By Leslie Orr Apr. 20, 2026 Exercise had the most pronounced impact on patients in the clinical trial, but the anti-inflammatory helped, too.
Patient Care Highland Hospital Introduces University of Rochester Medicine Brand By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 15, 2026 Highland Hospital is now part of a newly unified brand for upstate New York’s largest academic health system: University of Rochester Medicine.
People Remembering Yanfang Ren: Esteemed Researcher and Educator Leaves Lasting Legacy at URMC By Karen Black Apr. 2, 2026 Yanfang Ren, DDS, MPH, PhD, a world-renowned professor at the University of Rochester’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health and a highly respected researcher, died unexpectedly while hiking in San ...