Building on a legacy of intellectual and developmental disabilities research and care
Jul 26, 2024
The foundational work of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) related care and research has been underway at the University and Medical Center for more than a half-century. Clinicians ...
URMC Named Batten Disease Center of Excellence
Jul 24, 2024
Designation acknowledges URMC’s multidisciplinary care and research advancements for Batten diseases, a family of rare neurodegenerative disorders.
Connection speed in the brain may impact how people with autism process visual illusions
Jul 22, 2024
Researchers are finding the process in our brain that allows us to see these visual distinctions may not be happening the same way in the brains of children with autism spectrum disorder. They may...
90-Day Prescriptions Lead to Better High Blood Pressure Outcomes in Children
Jul 19, 2024
A new study by pediatric researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found that children take their hypertension medication more consistently when they receive a 90-day prescr...
New Model Could Help Provide Expectant Mothers a Clearer Path to Safe Fish Consumption
Jun 28, 2024
New framework separates mercury exposure into fish intake and average mercury content of the consumed, findings that could reduce confusion, and produce clearer guidance on fish consumption for pre...
How Childhood Trauma May Impact Adults
May 01, 2024
Some people assume we forget or outgrow trauma. But the truth is, if someone experiences trauma as a child, it can lead to physical and mental struggles that affect their entire life.
Quality Improvement Methods Centered on Pain Management Lead to Better Outcomes in the NICU
Apr 19, 2024
A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative to standardize care for babies in the NICU following surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) correlated with fewer unplanned intubations ...
Jamie Capal Tapped as New Head of Child Neurology
Feb 07, 2024
Jamie Capal, MD, whose specializes in intellectual and developmental disabilities, will serve chief of the Division of Child Neurology at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Transforming Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research
Jan 29, 2024
The University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center is transforming the landscape of exploration.
Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease
Jan 08, 2024
New research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.
Leading the Way in Early Childhood Caries Research
Nov 27, 2023
Dr. Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski provides an update from her $6 million NIDCR grant on how iodine may help prevent children with severe tooth decay from recurrence.
From lab to life-changer: URMC neuromuscular researchers pave the way for gene therapy revolution
Oct 23, 2023
For almost five decades, researchers with the Medical Center have been studying myotonic dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other rare neuromuscular disorders, and played a pivotal role in...
Should We Screen All Newborns for Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Sep 20, 2023
Expanding newborn screening to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders would cause more harm than good, according to an article published in Pe...
NSF Awards UR Computer Science and EIOH Grant to Reduce Oral Health Disparities Using AI
Aug 24, 2023
A smartphone app that detects signs of tooth decay developed by University of Rochester scientists is one step closer to reality, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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