Research Documentary Sheds Light on the Parkinson’s ‘Pandemic’ By Mark Michaud May. 4, 2022 A new documentary, titled The Long Road to Hope, tells the story of individuals with Parkinson’s and efforts to study, treat, and prevent the disease from a global perspective.
Research Daily Steroids Safe and Slow Progression of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud May. 2, 2022 New research published in JAMA recommends daily steroid doses for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking a significant change in how the disease is treated.
People Heatwole Appointed Director of CHeT By Mark Michaud Apr. 27, 2022 Chad Heatwole, M.D., M.S., has been appointed the new director of the Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) at the University of Rochester, one of the nation's leading academic centers in clinical ...
Research New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Research has long focused on the impact environmental and socio-economic factors – including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution – have on increasing a person’s risk of developing ...
Research Diverse minds and determined hearts make change: Forging equitability in Neuroscience By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 The Neuroscience Diversity Commission has a simple but powerful purpose – to fundamentally change the bench. The group was formed in 2020 and has been meeting bi-weekly since. Made up of mostly ...
Education Student Spotlight: Victoria Popov By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Victoria Popov is a second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Popov graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with an M.S. in professional ...
People Faculty Q&A: Samuel Norman-Haignere By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Samuel Norman-Haignere, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Neuroscience, and Biostatistics and Computational Biology. He received his B.A. in Cognitive Science from Yale University and completed his ...
Research Study Links Fracking, Drinking Water Pollution, and Infant Health By Mark Michaud Apr. 11, 2022 New research links shale gas development in Pennsylvania to pollution of public water supplies and negative impacts on infant health. The findings call for closer environmental regulation of the ...
Patient Care What is Aphasia? By Gianluca D'Elia Apr. 8, 2022 A disruption of language that typically results from damage to certain areas of the brain, aphasia affects more than 2.5 million people in the U.S.
Patient Care URMC Among Busiest Centers for Advanced Heart Failure Care in U.S. By Leslie White Apr. 6, 2022 URMC ranks in the top 3 centers for advanced heart failure in the US, including implantable pumps.
