Research “Junk DNA” is a Double-Edged Sword: The Good Side has Anti-Cancer Potential By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2021 Researchers are looking at news ways to leverage "junk DNA" to prompt the immune system to kill cancer cells.
Patient Care Meet Wilmot's Pharmacists: Mostly Behind the Scenes, They Ensure Safety and Change Lives By Leslie Orr Oct. 15, 2021 By integrating pharmacists into the inpatient and outpatient clinical teams, Wilmot Cancer Institute is part of a national trend in oncology. Pharmacists act as watchdogs for treatment decisions and ...
Research URMC Part of Collaboration Awarded $10M for Pediatric Concussion Research By Susanne Pallo Oct. 11, 2021 URMC researchers will enroll 240 children and teens (11-18 years old) from the Rochester area in a collaborative national study to predict which kids will develop prolonged symptoms after concussion.
People Dr. Jonathan Mink receives Child Neurology Society’s highest honor By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 8, 2021 Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D., the Frederick A. Horner M.D. Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Chief of Child Neurology at URMC, has been awarded the Child Neurology Society’s 2021 ...
Research Lancet Review: Mental illness and suicide among physicians By Jeff Koslofsky Oct. 6, 2021 Researchers highlight need for individual and organizational intervention to better protect the mental health and wellbeing of physicians, particularly those early in their career.
Research Researchers aim to understand COVID-19 in children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 6, 2021 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience are working to better understand how COVID-19 impacts student and staff in schools that serve students with IDDs.
Legacy of Racism in Housing Policies Continues to Impact Maternal Health By Mark Michaud Oct. 4, 2021 Housing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated neighborhoods continues to impact the health of residents, resulting in ...
Community More Than 20,000 Hospital Employees Vaccinated, Fewer Than 300 Resign As Mandate Takes Effect By Chip Partner Sep. 30, 2021 99% of employees will continue working at UR Medicine hospitals, but other challenges make it difficult to maintain nonessential services.
Education Del Monte affiliated members honored at ceremony to kick-off academic year By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 27, 2021 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is kicked off the 2021-2022 academic year this week, and a number of Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience members were honored.
Patient Care UR Medicine Releases Staff Vaccination Data, Saying Hospitals Will Remain 'Open for Business' By Chip Partner Sep. 23, 2021 As New York’s vaccine mandate takes effect Monday, 99% of professional medical staff and 91% of all staff are vaccinated at six UR Medicine hospitals, which will maintain critical care with some ...
