People Wyatte Hall Named to Forbes’ Accessibility 100 By Susanne Pallo Jun. 17, 2025 Wyatte Hall, PhD, assistant professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named to the inaugural Forbes Accessibility 100 list for his research and advocacy ...
Research Redefining Dentistry in Primary Care a Must By Karen Black Jun. 17, 2025 By weaving oral health into primary care education, research, and community practice, recent studies demonstrate that prevention-driven, patient-centered care is imperative for a healthy population.
Patient Care Why Are Strokes Increasing in Young Adults? By Sydney Burrows Jun. 17, 2025 Understanding the link between the heart and brain is an important step to decreasing your stroke risk, no matter your age. Here’s how.
Research Glial Replacement Therapy Slows Huntington’s Disease in Adult Mice By Mark Michaud Jun. 16, 2025 New research shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into adult mouse models of Huntington’s disease can slow motor and cognitive decline and extend lifespan, underscoring the ...
Patient Care Why Exercise is Essential During Menopause By Nicole Cullen Jun. 13, 2025 Movement Tips for Managing Menopause Symptoms, Joint Pain, and Weight Gain
Patient Care Caring for an Aging Parent By Sydney Burrows Jun. 12, 2025 UR Medicine experts share steps you can take to make informed, compassionate decisions to help your parent age gracefully and confidently.
Research Tanya Mayadas Appointed Chair of Microbiology & Immunology and Inaugural Director of New Institute By Mark Michaud Jun. 10, 2025 The University of Rochester alumna and leader in innate immunity and vascular biology will lead a new Institute that will bring together cross-disciplinary scientific and clinical teams to address ...
Community Why are Cancer Rates High in Upstate New York? By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 Wilmot Cancer Institute serves three million people across 27 counties in western and central New York. The region has excessive rates of cancer. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that living in ...
Research Why Don’t Bats Get Cancer? Researchers Discover Protection from Genes and Strong Immune Systems By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reported in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...
Patient Care Breastfeeding: Common Questions, Tips and Misconceptions By Scott Hesel, Elizabeth Beach Jun. 6, 2025 Our breastfeeding experts clear up common myths and offer tips to make breastfeeding easier and smoother.