Research Rising Complexity in Pediatric Patients Is Reshaping Hospital Care By Mark Michaud Dec. 2, 2025 The new study shows sharp increases in hospitalizations, bed days, and costs for children with complex chronic conditions, care that is increasingly concentrated in urban teaching children’s ...
Research Simple Test Brings Clarity and Hope for Families with Inherited Neuropathy By Mark Michaud Nov. 17, 2025 A new low-cost urine test detects SORD deficiency, a common inherited neuropathy often linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The test identifies cases some genetic screens miss, offering families ...
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 ...
Research RNA Biology Identifies Colon Cancer Subtypes; Research May Benefit Patients By Leslie Orr Aug. 22, 2024 Translational research at Wilmot focuses on identifying subtypes of colon cancer.
Patient Care Breast Self-Exams Are No Longer Recommended — Here’s What to Do Instead By Sydney Burrows May. 13, 2024 Many women believe in the importance of doing monthly self-exams of their breasts. Yet 15 years ago, the American Cancer Society recommended against teaching self-breast exams.
Research How Childhood Trauma May Impact Adults By Sydney Burrows May. 1, 2024 Some people assume we forget or outgrow trauma. But the truth is, if someone experiences trauma as a child, it can lead to physical and mental struggles that affect their entire life.
People URMC Biomedical Genetics Professor named a fellow of the AAAS By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 18, 2024 Douglas Portman, PhD, holds the Donald M. Foster, MD Professorship in Biomedical Genetics and is a professor of Neuroscience and Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named a ...
Research Turns out—male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 11, 2024 The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional ...
Patient Care Don’t Leave Your Health Up To Luck By Sydney Burrows Mar. 5, 2024 It’s easy to put off routine health screenings—but do you really want to roll the dice with your health? Schedule your appointments now with a UR Medicine provider to take control of your well-being.
Research Genomic Tug of War Could Boost Cancer Therapy By Susanne Pallo Nov. 16, 2023 Wilmot Cancer Institute researchers have uncovered a “genomic tug of war” in animal studies that could influence how well certain patients—and certain cancers—respond to a specific cancer therapy.