Research Postoperative Delirium: Preventable “Acute Brain Failure” with Major Health and Cost Impacts By Mark Michaud Jul. 8, 2025 A new study identifies postoperative delirium as a common but preventable complication. Affecting 1 in 30 older adults after surgery, it significantly raises the risk of death, complications, and ...
Research Researchers Find “Forever Chemicals” Impact the Developing Male Brain By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jul. 2, 2025 “Forever chemicals” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural ...
Education Redefining Success: EIOH Grads Urged to Lead with Compassion By Karen Black Jun. 24, 2025 “The world needs healers, not just clinicians. Compassion, not just competence.” Wise words from Hans Malmstrom, DDS, to the Eastman Institute for Oral Health Class of 2025.
People AAP Appoints Lainie Ross as Chair of Committee on Bioethics By Mark Michaud Jun. 23, 2025 Ross begins a four-year term on July 1 and will lead American Academy of Pediatrics pediatric ethics policy development and liaison roles, building on over two decades of AAP ethics leadership.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 Breast Cancer Prevention: How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Can Help By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2025 Wilmot study shows that APPs may be the secret to a new approach to care.