Research Researchers find possible target for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in teens By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 1, 2023 The brain continuously changes during childhood and throughout adolescence. The onset of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia often begins during young adulthood. Dysfunction of the dopamine ...
Research FDA Approves Pfizer RSV Vaccine: URMC Researchers at Center of Development By Kelly Webster Jun. 1, 2023 URMC scientists are at the center of vaccine development for RSV in older adults, leading a phase 3 clinical trial of a vaccine that is detailed in a new study just released in the New England ...
Patient Care Cancer and Your Mental Health: Tips from An Expert in Oncology and Psychiatry By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 25, 2023 What should cancer patients know when it comes to mental health? Dr. Daniel McFarland shares his answers to a few questions on the topic.
Patient Care Eastman Institute is First in U.S. to be Named an Oral Health Age-Friendly Health System Participant By Karen Black May. 25, 2023 Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Specialty Care Clinic is the first oral healthcare provider in the nation to be recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant.
Research A Search Engine for mRNA: Algorithm Identifies Optimal Sequences to Improve COVID Vaccines By Emily Boynton May. 19, 2023 Messenger RNA vaccines proved their worth in the COVID pandemic, and new software stands to make the already transformative technology even more powerful.
Research Ania Majewska, PhD, named co-director of UR-IDDRC By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 15, 2023 Ania Majewska, PhD, professor of Neuroscience, joins John Foxe, PhD, as co-director of the University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (UR-IDDRC).
Research Digital Tools Paint Vivid Portrait of Parkinson’s Disease By Mark Michaud May. 10, 2023 Eight years ago, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers helped launch the first smartphone application designed to track the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Apple featured the ...
Patient Care What Is It like to be an Oncology Nurse? Three Longtime Wilmot Nurses Give an Inside Scoop By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 9, 2023 Despite the changes that have occurred in medicine in recent decades, connection remains a key part of oncology nursing. What is it really like to be an oncology nurse? Three of our nurses shared ...
Research Deaf-to-Deaf Weight Loss Program Helps Participants Drop Pounds By Susanne Pallo May. 8, 2023 Shedding unwanted pounds is hard – especially if you experience language or cultural barriers to weight loss programs and social supports. URMC clinical trial results show that a weight loss program ...
Research Research continues to rule out brain’s immune system as key to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders By Kelsie Smith Hayduk May. 8, 2023 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester continue to find evidence that the brain’s immune system may not be the culprit behind fetal alcohol spectrum ...
