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Messenger RNA vaccines proved their worth in the COVID pandemic, and new software stands to make the already transformative technology even more powerful.

Ania Majewska, PhD, professor of Neuroscience, joins John Foxe, PhD, as co-director of the University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (UR-IDDRC).

Christine Skivington was honored at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s annual Discovery Ball on May 6, 2023, for her inspiring story. She is the mother of three small children who faced an aggressive type of ...

Eight years ago, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers helped launch the first smartphone application designed to track the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Apple featured the ...

Despite the changes that have occurred in medicine in recent decades, connection remains a key part of oncology nursing. What is it really like to be an oncology nurse? Three of our nurses shared ...

Shedding unwanted pounds is hard – especially if you experience language or cultural barriers to weight loss programs and social supports. URMC clinical trial results show that a weight loss program ...

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester continue to find evidence that the brain’s immune system may not be the culprit behind fetal alcohol spectrum ...

Four URMC faculty and two staff members were honored at the May 2 ceremony following a keynote address by the award’s namesake, David Satcher, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned champion of public ...

URMC neurologist Irene Richard, MD, discusses the importance of a recently discovered protein biomarker that can accurately identify Parkinson’s disease, even in undiagnosed and pre-symptomatic ...

A new study published in Science reveals a membrane protein that enhances anti-viral defense – simultaneously broadening our understanding of and raising more questions related to the complexities of ...