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Researchers have developed a groundbreaking new resource—the FlyWire Connectome, described today in the journal Nature—that maps every neuron and synaptic connection in the central brain of ...

Findings published in the journal Developmental Cell provides important insights into the cellular mechanisms behind AMD and offers potential avenues for new treatments.

Nathan Anthony Smith, PhD, My lab studies two very unique brain cells called astrocytes and microglia. Collectively, these two cell types are known as glia – which derives from the Latin word for ...

Wilmot oncologist Richard Dunne, MD, helped to run the nationwide clinical trial to treat this common complication of cancer.

On September 15, Strong Memorial Hospital lit up green to commemorate Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day and the significant scientific progress achieved in Rochester and beyond over the past 30 years. ...

For four years, the Wilmot Cancer Institute has run a summer internship program to expose Deaf high school students to cancer-related healthcare and research careers. Now, Wilmot is expanding that ...

Wilmot scientists discovered a molecule that reprograms immune cells and turns them into cancer promoters.

Cancer care for older adults improves when doctors use a tool called geriatric assessment.

Translational research at Wilmot focuses on identifying subtypes of colon cancer.

Ruth Lawrence, MD, grew up during the Great Depression. She broke gender barriers in medicine, first at the University of Rochester and then at Yale University. She’s advanced the fields of ...