Education Neuroscience students and post-doc honored at ceremony to kick-off academic year By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 22, 2022 The Awards and Philosophy Meeting at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry kicked off the 2022-2023 academic year. During the ceremony a postdoctoral associate and a number of ...
People Lainie Friedman Ross Named Inaugural Chair of Health Humanities and Bioethics By Leslie White Sep. 22, 2022 A pediatrician and internationally renowned bioethicist at The University of Chicago, Ross was tapped as the inaugural chair of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Department ...
Research Myths Busted: New Studies Show Telemedicine is Effective, Doesn’t Reduce Access to Care By Jim Miller Sep. 21, 2022 Common concerns about telemedicine don’t hold up to scrutiny, a first-of-its-kind study highlighting telemedicine’s effectiveness concludes.
Research The prose of Dr. Seuss shines a light on how the brain processes speech By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 21, 2022 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have expanded the understanding of how the brain is engaged during complex audiovisual speech perception.
Patient Care Team of Specialists Treat Baby Born with Two Unusual Conditions By Karen Black Sep. 21, 2022 Freddie's case is rare. He was born with both cleft lip and palate and craniosynostosis. His team of URMC specialists, including experts from dentistry, plastic surgery and nuerosurgery, worked ...
Patient Care Strong Expansion Project Reaches Another Approval Milestone By Karin Christensen Sep. 20, 2022 The state Department of Health has issued contingent approval of a certificate of need for the project and is expected to grant final CON approval in early 2023.
Research Eastman Institute Ushers in New Era of Research By Karen Black Sep. 16, 2022 Thomas Diekwisch, D.M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., has been named the founding chair of the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, part of Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester ...
Research Study Shows Hay Fever Among School Children Leads to Worse Asthma Outcomes By Scott Hesel Sep. 15, 2022 A study of school children found that the majority of children with asthma also reported having allergic rhinitis (or 'hay fever'), and these children had worse health outcomes than children who were ...
Research Mild traumatic brain injury increases risk of behavioral and emotional problems in kids By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 13, 2022 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have found that kids who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI), even a mild one, have more emotional and behavioral problems than kids who ...
Research Ovarian Cancer Detection Takes a Step Forward, Thanks to Wilmot By Leslie Orr Sep. 8, 2022 A simple blood test can predict cancer in people who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region, according to a new study in the Obstetrics & Gynecology "Green" journal. The non-invasive test, which ...
