People The Albany Prize Awarded to Biochemist Lynne Maquat By Emily Boynton Oct. 8, 2024 One of the nation's largest and most distinguished prizes in medicine, Maquat received the award for her research on RNA mechanisms that contribute to a wide range of diseases.
Research FDA Taps URMC to Develop New Digital Measures for Huntington's Disease By Mark Michaud Oct. 7, 2024 The study aims to detect early signs of the disease through mobility and chorea monitoring and these digital tools could support clinical trials targeting early-stage Huntington’s.
Patient Care Hangover IVs: Do They Really Work? By Elizabeth Beach Oct. 4, 2024 Find out the facts about common hangover cure myths and how to stay hydrated.
Research UR Scientists Working to Crack Enduring Mystery of Bone Loss, Regeneration By Barbara Ficarra Oct. 3, 2024 Osteoporosis currently affects 10 million Americans, causes 2 million fragility fractures a year, and carries $20 million in associated health costs. More than 40 million have low bone mass and are ...
Community Highland Brooks Landing Pharmacy Opens on Genesee Street By Chip Partner, Patrizia Corvaia Oct. 3, 2024 Increasing Access to Pharmacy Services in Rochester's 19th Ward
Research A revolutionary map of the fly brain could change how we study our brains By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 2, 2024 Researchers have developed a groundbreaking new resource—the FlyWire Connectome, described today in the journal Nature—that maps every neuron and synaptic connection in the central brain of ...
Research New Research Offers Hope for Preventing Age-Related Blindness By Mark Michaud Oct. 2, 2024 Findings published in the journal Developmental Cell provides important insights into the cellular mechanisms behind AMD and offers potential avenues for new treatments.
Patient Care Are Adults Too Old to Get Braces? By URMC Communications Sep. 27, 2024 Most people think braces are just for teens...think again! Adults can benefit from them too.
Patient Care Two Reasons You’re Probably Not Allergic to Penicillin Anymore By URMC Communications Sep. 27, 2024 Did you know that up to 90 percent of people with a penicillin allergy label can actually outgrow the allergy?
People Lynne Maquat Receives 2024 Dr. Paul Janssen Award By Emily Boynton Sep. 24, 2024 The director of the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology is honored for her fundamental discoveries about RNA decay in the context of human diseases.