People Student Spotlight: Mark Osabutey, MBChB By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 24, 2023 Mark Osabutey, MBChB, is a 2nd-year Neuroscience graduate student at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Osabutey has a medical degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and ...
Research Nothing to Sneeze at: Study Seeks to Understand Allergic Resistance of Old Order Mennonites By Scott Hesel Apr. 19, 2023 In a multi-institutional collaboration, researchers will examine three separate areas that could possibly explain allergic resistance for Old Order Mennonites: the immune system, the gut microbiome, ...
Patient Care Telemedicine Extends Reach of Stroke and Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 19, 2023 UR Medicine neurologists are now providing 24/7 remote stroke and neurological care for 16 hospitals across upstate New York, creating one of the more comprehensive hub-and-spoke networks in the ...
Research Smartwatches may be key to development of new Parkinson’s treatments By Mark Michaud Apr. 18, 2023 Commercially available smartphones and watches, like the Apple Watch, are able to capture key features of early, untreated Parkinson’s disease.
Research Wilmot Researchers Discover How to Steer Army of Immune Cells toward Cancer By Leslie Orr Apr. 17, 2023 Life-extending immunotherapies, like CAR T-cell cancer therapy, sometimes migrate to places they shouldn’t go. A Wilmot team discovered the molecule that guides T cells toward tumors, setting the ...
Research Uncovering How the Biological Clock Impacts Lung Health By Susanne Pallo Apr. 17, 2023 URMC study uncovers the mechanism by which a circadian clock molecule contributes to lung scarring and reveals new drugs and drug targets along the way.
Community 300 Tons of Old Building: How Strong Memorial's ED Demolition is Surprisingly Sustainable By Bethany Bushen Apr. 14, 2023 Hundreds of tons of demolished brick building recently came down on Elmwood Avenue, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the flat area now. Ever wonder where all of that debris goes? Thanks to a ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute to Host First-Ever Wilmot Warrior Weekend This Fall By Ruth Harper-Rhode Apr. 14, 2023 Wilmot Cancer Institute will host its first Wilmot Warrior Weekend Friday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 1. The event features the inaugural Wilmot Breakaway Ride – Wilmot’s first-ever cycling event ...
Research Possible ‘steps’ to revealing super-agers By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 13, 2023 On the quest for the proverbial fountain of youth, scientists have long looked for evidence of super-agers—people whose brain ages slower than their body. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for ...
Education Dr. Cynthia Wong Named Chair, Eastman Institute Pediatric Dentistry By Karen Black Apr. 12, 2023 After an extensive national search, Associate Professor Cynthia Wong DMD, MS (Pedo ’13, MS ‘15) has been named chair of Pediatric Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. She has been serving as ...