Research Unraveling RNA and Stereotypes: Q&A with Award-Winning Scientist Lynne Maquat By Emily Boynton Aug. 29, 2017 You might wonder…what makes such a successful scientist tick? We asked.
Patient Care Are We on the Heels of a Gene Signature for High-Grade Breast Cancer? By Leslie Orr Jul. 10, 2017 A pathology researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center believes she’s discovered an important phenomenon in normal-looking breast tissue that could foreshadow an aggressive tumor known ...
Research Hidden Herpes Virus May Play Key Role in MS, Other Brain Disorders By Mark Michaud Jul. 10, 2017 The ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain’s ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple sclerosis. The findings, which appear in the journal ...
Research Study: A New Way to Slow Cancer Cell Growth By Emily Boynton May. 25, 2017 By removing a specific protein from cells, researchers were able to slow cell growth and division, which is out of control in cancer.
Research Maquat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Science from International RNA Society By Emily Boynton Feb. 7, 2017 Maquat’s pioneering contributions to our understanding of RNA’s role in sickness and in health and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers and advocating for young women in the ...
Patient Care Pathologist Seeks Earlier Answers for Families with Lynch Syndrome By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Lynch syndrome is one of the most common inherited conditions that raises a person’s risk of colorectal cancer. Pathologist Jennifer Findeis-Hosey, M.D., is looking for ways to identify clinical and ...
Research Scientists Find New Gene Tool for Predicting Course of Prostate Cancer By Leslie Orr Dec. 19, 2016 Researchers from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo reported in the journal Oncotarget, they have discovered a possible new tool for predicting whether ...
Research Repurposed Drugs May Offer Improved Treatments for Fatal Genetic Disorders By Leslie Orr Dec. 15, 2016 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers believe they have identified a potential new means of treating some of the most severe genetic diseases of childhood, according to a study in PLOS ...
Research Repurposed Drug May Offer Diagnosis, Treatment for Traumatic Nerve Damage By Susanne Pallo Nov. 14, 2016 A new study in EMBO Molecular Medicine shows that a multiple sclerosis drug can accelerate nerve repair and functional recovery after traumatic nerve injury in mice. The drug repaired myelin and ...
Research Wilmot Scientists Exploit Cell Metabolism to Attack Cancer By Leslie Orr Oct. 12, 2016 Cancer cells have their own unique ways of reproducing, involving a shrewd metabolic reprograming that has been observed in virtually all types of cancer but not in normal cells. Now, University of ...
