Research Study: Scientists Harness Power, Precision of RNA to Make Mutations Invisible By Emily Boynton Mar. 6, 2023 Researchers in the UR Center for RNA Biology discovered a new way to suppress mutations that lead to a wide range of genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and many forms of ...
Research Iron & the brain: Where and when neurodevelopmental disabilities may begin during pregnancy By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 6, 2023 The cells that make up the human brain begin developing long before the physical shape of the brain has formed. This early organizing of a network of cells plays a major role in brain health ...
Patient Care Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State Funding By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 28, 2023 Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State...
Patient Care My Child Had an Eating Disorder: What I Want Other Parents to Know By URMC Communications Feb. 27, 2023 My daughter, Ana, was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 14 years old. Here are a few things I learned that I hope will help other parents.
Research More Proof that Too Many Medications Leads to Adversity for Older Cancer Patients By Leslie Orr Feb. 27, 2023 Polypharmacy is a buzz word for the use of multiple medications. A Wilmot Cancer Institute study shows it can have serious consequences for older adults with cancer.
Research Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 24, 2023 Involuntary, fixational eye movements play a bigger role in vision than researchers previously thought.
Research RNA Biologist Lynne Maquat Awarded 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize By Emily Boynton Feb. 23, 2023 The founding director of the Center for RNA Biology at the University of Rochester received the award for her discovery of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in humans.
Patient Care UR Medicine Opens Region's First Ambulatory Orthopaedic Surgery Center By Barbara Ficarra Feb. 20, 2023 UR Medicine opens the region's first ambulatory surgery center dedicated to orthopaedic procedures, part of a multi-year, $227 million project to build one of the nation's largest campuses for ...
People Supriya Mohile Earns Spot in Top Medical Honor Society for Outstanding Work in Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Feb. 15, 2023 Trailblazer in the treatment of the oldest cancer patients is elected to the distinguished ASCI.
Research Can hearing loss be reversed? Research reveals clues that could regrow the cells that help us hear By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 13, 2023 The most common cause of hearing loss is progressive because these hair cells—the primary cells to detect sound waves—cannot regenerate if damaged or lost. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for ...
