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Mobile Stroke Unit Extends Operating Hours, Expanding Reach of Lifesaving Care

May. 15, 2024

The UR Medicine MSU, which brings the expertise and technology necessary to diagnose and treat stroke directly to the patient, has extended services and now operates seven days a week.

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New Art Space in Neurology Embraces Diversity and Equity

Apr. 23, 2024

A new art gallery in the Medical Center will feature diverse artistic voices. Under the stewardship of noted Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody, the Unity Gallery will leverage art to provoke thought, ...

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Microplastics Research Hub Aims to Unravel Health Impact in Changing Climate

Apr. 17, 2024

A joint 麻豆视频and RIT research center will study the lifecycle of microplastics in the Great Lakes and how climate change could intensify the environmental and health threats posed by this pollution.

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air pollution

On World Parkinson鈥檚 Day, a New Theory Emerges on the Disease鈥檚 Origins and Spread

Apr. 11, 2024

The hypothesis paper builds upon a growing scientific consensus that Parkinson鈥檚 disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that the likely source is environmental ...

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David Gill to Lead Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Apr. 1, 2024

David Gill, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at URMC. A highly respected local clinician and academic, he returns to the institution where he ...

New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain

Mar. 28, 2024

A new bioluminescence imaging technique has created highly detailed images of the movement of oxygen in the brains of mice, enabling researchers to more precisely study forms of brain hypoxia ...

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MN Science newsroom image

Nedergaard Recognized with Nakasone Award for Pioneering Research

Mar. 26, 2024

Maiken Nedergaard has been recognized by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization for her 鈥済roundbreaking discovery and exploration鈥� of the glymphatic system.

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2015 GCH

Jamie Capal Tapped as New Head of Child Neurology

Feb. 7, 2024

Jamie Capal, MD, whose specializes in intellectual and developmental disabilities, will serve chief of the Division of Child Neurology at Golisano Children鈥檚 Hospital.

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motor neurons muscle cells

Calcium Channel Blockers Key to Reversing Myotonic Dystrophy Muscle Weakness, Study Finds

Jan. 2, 2024

The study demonstrates that calcium and chloride channelopathy lies at the heart of the muscle dysfunction found in the disease and that common clinically available calcium channel blockers can ...

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New Advanced Brain Injury Rehab Unit Opens at Strong Memorial Hospital

Dec. 18, 2023

The state-of-the-art, 11-bed unit is dedicated to helping patients recover function and independence after traumatic brain injury and stroke.

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GS TBI hero image 3

Manipulating Fluid Flows in the Brain Could Save Lives, Improve Recovery Post-TBI

Nov. 15, 2023

New research appearing in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces cerebral edema and improves outcomes in animal models of ...

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From lab to life-changer: 麻豆视频neuromuscular researchers pave the way for gene therapy revolution

Oct. 23, 2023

For almost five decades, researchers with the Medical Center have been studying myotonic dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other rare neuromuscular disorders, and played a pivotal role in ...

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neuronext

Grant Boosts Drive to Transform Treatment Landscape for Rare Neurological Disorders

Aug. 28, 2023

New funding will extend URMC's key role in national research network just a new gene therapies or neuromuscular and other disorders are emerging.

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FDA sign

麻豆视频Clinical Researchers Pave the Way for New Huntington鈥檚 Drug

Aug. 21, 2023

The FDA has approved valbenazine as a treatment for Huntington鈥檚 disease chorea. A team of 麻豆视频researcher provided scientific, technical, logistical, and operational support for the phase 3 study ...

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Joseph and team SP med image

The Current and Future Role of Single-Port Robotic Surgery

Aug. 4, 2023

The da Vinci single port robotic surgical system, which made its clinical debut in 2018, represents a significant technological advance in robotic surgery.

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goldman young v old glia 3 sm

Trading Sickness for Health: Swapping Brain Cells Points to New Huntington's Therapies

Jul. 17, 2023

New study answers important questions about the viability of treatments that seek to replace diseased and aged cells in the central nervous system with healthy ones.

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covid antivirals

Study Shows Surprisingly Low Use of COVID Antiviral Treatments in Nursing Homes

Jul. 14, 2023

Only 18 percent of COVID cases in nursing homes received antiviral treatment, despite the known benefit of these drugs and the high risk of nursing home residents to adverse outcomes due to COVID.

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ear model

An Unexpected Doorway into the Ear Opens New Possibilities for Hearing Restoration

Jun. 28, 2023

An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the cochlea, repair inner ear hair cells, and restore hearing in deaf mice.

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wheelchair sunrise

New Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a 鈥淢onumental Advance鈥�

Jun. 26, 2023

Emma Ciafaloni, MD, describes how the new drug works, why the FDA chose to limit its use, and what it means for patients and their families.

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palliative care

Palliative Care: Creating a New Model to Address Suffering for Neurological Illnesses

Jun. 21, 2023

In a review commissioned by the journal Lancet Neurology, an international team of experts argue that current models of care do not adequately address the needs of people living with neurologic ...

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PNAS synapse

New Images Capture Unseen Details of the Synapse

Jun. 14, 2023

Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, a technical achievement that allows researchers to study the different cells that converge at individual synapses at a level ...

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parkinson's hands

Digital Tools Paint Vivid Portrait of Parkinson鈥檚 Disease

May. 10, 2023

Eight years ago, 麻豆视频 (URMC) researchers helped launch the first smartphone application designed to track the symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Apple featured the ...

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test tubes

What You Need to Know about the New Parkinson鈥檚 Biomarker

May. 3, 2023

麻豆视频neurologist Irene Richard, MD, discusses the importance of a recently discovered protein biomarker that can accurately identify Parkinson鈥檚 disease, even in undiagnosed and pre-symptomatic ...

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Halting the Rise of Parkinson鈥檚

Apr. 24, 2023

The University of Rochester鈥檚 leadership in the field of environmental medicine stretches back to toxicology research programs developed at the University under the Manhattan Project. These programs ...

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Telemedicine Extends Reach of Stroke and Neurological Care

Apr. 19, 2023

UR Medicine neurologists are now providing 24/7 remote stroke and neurological care for 16 hospitals across upstate New York, creating one of the more comprehensive hub-and-spoke networks in the ...

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Smartwatches may be key to development of new Parkinson鈥檚 treatments

Apr. 18, 2023

Commercially available smartphones and watches, like the Apple Watch, are able to capture key features of early, untreated Parkinson鈥檚 disease.

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NH COVID

Frequent COVID Testing of Nursing Home Staff Protected Residents, Saved Lives

Mar. 22, 2023

A new study in NEJM shows that nursing homes that conducted staff surveillance testing more regularly experienced significantly lower rates of COVID infections and deaths.

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chemical barrel

Common Dry Cleaning Chemical Linked to Parkinson鈥檚 Disease

Mar. 14, 2023

An international team of neurologists makes the case that the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE), a common pollutant found in contaminated sites, is driving the global growth in Parkinson鈥檚.

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Chikankata Mission Hospital

NINDS Delegation Tours Neurology Research and Education Programs in Zambia

Jan. 18, 2023

U.S. and Zambian researchers and clinicians have building a decades-long partnership to address he neurological burden of diseases like cerebral malaria, HIV, and stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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SLYM image 2

Newly Discovered Anatomy Shields and Monitors Brain

Jan. 5, 2023

The previously unknown component of brain anatomy, described in the journal Science, acts as both a protective barrier and platform from which immune cells scan the brain for infection and ...

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mitochondria nature aging

Solar Panels for Cells: Light-Activated Proton Pumps Generate Cellular Energy, Extend Life

Jan. 3, 2023

A team of U.S. and German researchers engineered mitochondria that can covert light energy to chemical energy, power cellular functions, and extend life in the roundworm C. elegans. The findings ...

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AD brain images

What You Need to Know about Lecanemab, the Potential New Alzheimer鈥檚 Drug

Dec. 5, 2022

Anton Porsteinsson, M.D., discusses results from a clinical trial for an experimental drug for Alzheimer鈥檚, who benefits, and how the drug is an advance in care.

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DOD CHeT grant

New DoD Partnership Will Pave the Way for Therapeutic Advances for Chronic Diseases

Nov. 2, 2022

The Center for Health + Technology will partner with the Defense Department to develop tools that will allow patients to provide insight into the merit of promising therapies for four chronic, ...

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HIV Zambia getty

Children with HIV at Greater Risk for Impaired Neurological Development

Oct. 12, 2022

New research indicates that improved nutrition and faster diagnosis and treatment may help children who were born infected with HIV.

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brain scans

New Study Will Explore COVID鈥檚 Potential Link to Dementia

Aug. 31, 2022

A new $3.7 million grant will allow researchers to more precisely understand how the virus triggers damage in the brain and the long-term impact on cognitive performance.

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Brain鈥檚 Support Cells May Hold Key to New Huntington鈥檚 Treatments

Aug. 30, 2022

A new study expands our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the disease, and reinforces the potential of therapies that target glia cells.

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PD sleeping

At-Home Sensors Can Spot Parkinson鈥檚 Disease

Aug. 23, 2022

New research shows that a device that passively monitors breathing during sleep can detect Parkinson's and track the progression of the disease over time.

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Study Finds COVID Vaccine Mandates for Nursing Home Staff Effective

Aug. 22, 2022

New research shows that the state level vaccine mandates for nursing home staff improved vaccination rates without increasing staffing shortages.

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astrocyte2

New Grant Will Unlock Workings of Brain鈥檚 Waste Removal System

Aug. 15, 2022

A new $15 million grant from the NIH will bring together several teams of researchers to accelerate our understanding of the complex mechanics that control the brain's unique waste removal system, ...

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Rachael returing to ICU

Rare Brain Disorder Does Not Derail Future Career in Medicine

Aug. 1, 2022

Rachael Muggleton was a pre-med student at Penn State when a dangerous brain inflammation called autoimmune encephalitis suddenly struck. Her 6-month stay at Strong Memorial Hospital and the ...

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Macro of oxycodone opioid tablets

New Study Will Examine How COVID Deepened the Opioid Crisis

Jul. 27, 2022

Opioid-related deaths jumped more than 28 percent in the first year of the pandemic. A new grant will examine how COVID disruptions contributed to the increase and what can be done to reverse this ...

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MRI stroke

Current Guidance May Unnecessarily Delay Care for Stroke Victims

Jul. 6, 2022

New research appearing in JAMA Surgery shows that scientific statements intended to lower risk for perioperative stroke may be too conservative, potentially resulting in unnecessary surgical delays.

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astrocytes getty

麻豆视频Partners with Sana Biotechnology to Advance Cell-based Therapies in Neurological Disorders

Jun. 21, 2022

麻豆视频and Sana Biotechnology have entered into an agreement which will allow Sana to expand its manufacturing footprint and create new job opportunities in Rochester.

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UR Medicine鈥檚 Batavia Campus Opens

May. 11, 2022

The new campus will open its doors to patients on May 16, strengthening the health system鈥檚 commitment to increase access to specialist and primary care for patients in Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming ...

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assisted living

More State Oversight Needed to Improve End-of-Life Care for Assisted Living Residents

May. 11, 2022

New research shows that assisted living residents on Medicare/Medicaid who reside in states with looser oversight are less likely to die at home under hospice care, an important indicator of the ...

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long road

Documentary Sheds Light on the Parkinson鈥檚鈥楶andemic鈥�

May. 4, 2022

A new documentary, titled The Long Road to Hope, tells the story of individuals with Parkinson鈥檚 and efforts to study, treat, and prevent the disease from a global perspective.

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boy wheelchair

Daily Steroids Safe and Slow Progression of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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.

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Heatwole Appointed Director of CHeT

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 ...

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Study Links Fracking, Drinking Water Pollution, and Infant Health

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 ...

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vaccine sticker

Study Examines Second COVID Booster to Strengthen Immunity, Prepare for Future Waves

Mar. 31, 2022

Results are in! URMC-led study shows that current COVID boosters elicited weak immune responses to new COVID variants, suggesting a need for continued monitoring for new variants and possibly ...

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lower back pain

Markman Recognized for Contributions to Pain Research

Mar. 14, 2022

John Markman, M.D., has been named the 2022 Mitchell Max Scientific Award recipient for his contributions to pain research by the American Academy of Neurology.

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rapid tests

When Does a Pandemic Become Endemic?

Feb. 28, 2022

Ann Falsey, M.D., addresses the question of what life may look like once COVID takes its place among other circulating respiratory diseases that, while dangerous for some, do not produce spikes in ...

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DoD Medical Teams Arrive at Strong Memorial Hospital

Feb. 14, 2022

Two Air Force Military Medical Teams have been deployed to support clinical operations at UR Medicine鈥檚 Strong Memorial Hospital. The militarily personnel will begin service in medical-surgical, ...

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Daniel Brito 3

Article Details Baseball Player鈥檚 Road to Recovery after Devastating Brain Injury

Feb. 14, 2022

Last summer, a blood vessel in Daniel Brito's brain burst during a Triple-A game in Rochester. A new article in The Athletic tells the story of the months-long stay in the Neuro-ICU at 麻豆视频and his ...

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duchenne MD study 2

Experimental Gene Therapy Targets Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Feb. 9, 2022

Children in Rochester were recently among the first in the nation to be enrolled in a phase 3 clinical trial for a new gene therapy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

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Trust in Science at Root of Vaccine Acceptance

Jan. 12, 2022

Results of a global research project indicate that trust in science is the most powerful determinant of whether a person will decide to get a COVID vaccine.

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telemedicine

Study Details Lessons Learned from Remote Clinical Studies

Jan. 10, 2022

A new study by researchers with the University of Rochester Center for Heath + Technology details the experience with three large remote clinical trials in Parkinson's disease and the lessons that ...

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neuron HD

Huntington鈥檚 Study Recognized for Potential to 鈥楽hape Medicine鈥�

Jan. 5, 2022

The journal Nature Medicine has identified a phase 3 study of pridopidine as a treatment for Huntington鈥檚 disease as one of 11 clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2022.

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Drosophilia 1

New Research Points to Mercury鈥檚 Long-term Effects

Dec. 1, 2021

A series of new studies from researchers at 麻豆视频indicate that mercury exposure may disrupt the early development of the connections between muscles and the brain, which could lead to motor control ...

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batten disease study

麻豆视频to Lead First Gene Therapy Study for Batten Disease

Nov. 3, 2021

麻豆视频will serve as the lead study site in the U.S. for an experimental treatment being developed by Neurogene for CLN5 Batten disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

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AHA Recognizes UR Medicine for Excellence in Stroke Care

Oct. 27, 2021

UR Medicine鈥檚 Comprehensive Stroke Center was honored for providing lifesaving care, including the administration of interventions capable of improving outcomes, especially when provided as soon as ...

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rochester ny

Legacy of Racism in Housing Policies Continues to Impact Maternal Health

Oct. 4, 2021

Housing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated neighborhoods continues to impact the health of residents, resulting in ...

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Fracking Comes at the Expense of Water Quality

Aug. 25, 2021

In a perspective piece that appears in the journal Science, Elaine Hill, Ph.D., calls for tighter regulation and monitoring of fracking as more evidence points to the negative health consequences of ...

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Pfizer Vaccine FDA

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine

Aug. 23, 2021

The federal Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval to the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first to move beyond emergency use ...

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The intersection of science and surgery

Jul. 29, 2021

The Program for Translational Brain Mapping that represents a unique nexus between science and neurosurgery to improve care and outcomes. It brings together neuroscientists and neurosurgeons to ...

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wheelchair

Book Provides Roadmap for Recovery from Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

Jul. 14, 2021

Former 麻豆视频CEO Bradford C. Berk reflects on his own spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic and details his experience 鈥� as a doctor and a patient 鈥� to create a user鈥檚 manual for those ...

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covid wheelchair

COVID Infection, Death Linked to Racial Diversity in Nursing Homes

Jun. 16, 2021

New research shows that people nursing homes with higher concentrations of Black and Latino residents were more than 50% more likely to be infected with COVID and twice as likely to die in the first ...

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ABCD study still 1

Brain Map Will Help Identify Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems

Jun. 9, 2021

New findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) provide researchers with a roadmap of brain activity that could be used to identify cognitive processing problems that could ...

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Moderna vials

New Study Mismatches Vaccine Doses to Boost Immunity to COVID and Variants

Jun. 8, 2021

麻豆视频is participating in a new clinical trial that will help inform public health decisions around re-vaccination schedules and the deployment of boosters that target COVID variants.

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africa health

New Award Explores Intersection of Infectious Diseases and Neurological Disorders

May. 12, 2021

麻豆视频neurologist Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., has received a $4.3 million award from the NIH to continue her research in sub-Saharan Africa on the neurological problems that arise in people ...

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air pollution

Grant Recognizes National Leadership in Environmental Health Disparities Research

May. 5, 2021

The University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center has received a $7.7 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. The grant marks five ...

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lab photo

Deerfield and Empire Discovery Institute Partner to Advance Life Sciences R&D in Rochester, Buffalo

Apr. 28, 2021

Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, and Empire Discovery Institute have established a new $65 million research fund to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries ...

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Study Links Fracking with Higher Heart Attack Risk

Apr. 26, 2021

In New York State unconventional natural gas development 鈥� or fracking 鈥� is banned, while in Pennsylvania it represents a multi-billion dollar industry. New research takes advantage of this 鈥榥atural ...

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MS vaccincation clinic

You Got the COVID Vaccine. How Long Are You Protected?

Apr. 14, 2021

It鈥檚 too soon to know with certainty, but experience with other infectious diseases leads experts to believe that your immune system will probably be able to detect and respond to the coronavirus for ...

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Expanding Access to COVID Vaccination in Vulnerable Communities

Apr. 8, 2021

麻豆视频is involved in several new initiatives to improve access and equity in COVID vaccine distribution in underserved portions of the City of Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.

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pfizer vaccine 2

Early Results Show Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine Safe, Highly Effective in Adolescents

Mar. 31, 2021

Interim study data released today show that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is 100% effective in preventing infections in 12-15 year olds. The vaccine is currently approved for emergency use ...

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UR Medicine Vaccinating Hospital Patients at Discharge

Mar. 5, 2021

UR Medicine has begun vaccinating at-risk patients who are in the process of being discharged from Strong Memorial Hospital. The effort is part of a New York State initiative announced earlier this ...

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

New Coronavirus Vaccine Study Seeks to 鈥淏oost鈥� Immune Response

Feb. 25, 2021

麻豆视频and RRH have begun a new clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This study represents an important step in the ...

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New Research Sheds Light on Vision Loss in Batten Disease

Feb. 5, 2021

Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease.聽 New research shows how the mutation associated with the ...

Feb. 4, 2021

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FDA Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine: Vaccination Begins in Frontline Health Care Workers

Dec. 10, 2020

An interim analysis of study data from a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech indicates that the vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19.

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mri brain

Memories Create 鈥楩ingerprints鈥� That Reveal How the Brain is Organized

Nov. 20, 2020

While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be observed in brain activity ...

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neurons and glia

Research to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases Advances: 麻豆视频Start-up Acquired

Nov. 18, 2020

Oscine Therapeutics 鈥� a biotechnology company that is developing cell-based therapies for neurological disorders based on discoveries made at the 麻豆视频鈥� has been ...

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Immune System

New Institute Takes Aim at Infectious Pathogens, Builds Pipeline of Clinician Researchers

Nov. 11, 2020

The Translational Immunology and Infectious Diseases Institute will focus on the development of new treatments and vaccines, and strategies to better control the spread of infectious diseases like ...

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Irwin Frank

Irwin Frank, Leading Urologist, Dies at 93

Oct. 19, 2020

Irwin N. Frank, M.D. 鈥� one of the most influential urologists in the last half-century 鈥� has died at the age of 93. Frank, who spent his entire academic and medical career at the University of ...

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flu virus 4

Cells Sacrifice Themselves to Boost Immune Response to Viruses

Sep. 30, 2020

Whether flu or coronavirus, it can take several days for the body to ramp up an effective response to a viral infection. New research appearing in the journal Nature Immunology describes how ...

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circadian sleep

Circadian Rhythms Help Guide Waste from Brain

Sep. 2, 2020

New research details how the complex set of molecular and fluid dynamics that comprise the glymphatic system 鈥� the brain鈥檚 unique process of waste removal 鈥� are synchronized with the master internal ...

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Phase 3 AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Study Reopens at URMC

Sep. 1, 2020

The 麻豆视频 is joining a phase 3 clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford known as AZD1222.

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Study: Biology Blurs Line Between Sexes, Behaviors

Aug. 10, 2020

Biological sex is typically understood in binary terms: male and female. However, a new study identifies a genetic switch in brain cells that can toggle between sex-specific states when necessary, ...

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URMC, RRH Join Pfizer and BioNTech Late-Stage COVID-19 Vaccine Study

Jul. 28, 2020

The 麻豆视频 (URMC) and Rochester Regional Health (RRH) are joining a phase 3 clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Four ...

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麻豆视频Tapped to Advance Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Jul. 8, 2020

麻豆视频has been designated an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center by the National Institutes of Health. The award recognizes the Medical Center鈥檚 national leadership in research ...

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COVID-19 Toll in Nursing Homes Linked to Staffing Levels and Quality

Jun. 18, 2020

Long-term care facilities with lower nurse staffing levels, poorer quality scores, and higher concentrations of disadvantaged residents suffer from higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according ...

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URMC, RRH Collaborating to Test Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

May. 5, 2020

The 麻豆视频 (URMC) and Rochester Regional Health (RRH) are investigating a new potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. 鈥淐OVID-19 is a highly ...

Brain 'Drowns' in Its Own Fluid after a Stroke

Jan. 30, 2020

Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research, which was conducted in mice and appears in the journal Science, shows for ...

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neuroscientists

New Frontiers in Neuroimaging

Jan. 29, 2020

Read about professors in the School of Nursing, Department of Neurology, and Department of Psychology who are harnessing state-of-the-art technology and data science to advance our knowledge of the ...

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Man smokes new Vape Pod System, inhales and exhales vapor of electronic cigarette, vaping concept

Chemicals in Vaping Flavors Cause Widespread Damage to Lung Tissue

Dec. 18, 2019

New research appearing in the journal Scientific Reports unpacks the list of chemicals that comprise flavored e-liquids and pods used in vaping and details their harmful effects to lung tissue, ...

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Radiation Breaks Connections in the Brain

Dec. 16, 2019

One of the potentially life-altering side effects that patients experience after cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer is cognitive impairment. Researchers now believe that they have pinpointed why ...

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The Night Gardeners -- Immune Cells Rewire, Repair Brain While We Sleep

Oct. 21, 2019

Science tells us that a lot of good things happen in our brains while we sleep 鈥� learning and memories are consolidated and waste is removed, among other things. New research shows for the first time ...

NIH Taps 麻豆视频to Help Develop New Pain Relievers to Combat Opioid Crisis

Oct. 16, 2019

麻豆视频 researchers have been selected as part of a national initiative by the National Institutes of Health to develop new non-addictive treatments for pain to improve ...

Environmental Toxins Impair Immune System over Multiple Generations

Oct. 2, 2019

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent ...