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Isaac Harris and two lab members studying glutathione samples with a microscope.

Health & Medicine

What do cancer cells eat? New research reveals surprising fuel source

Glutathione, a common antioxidant supplement, may also act as a powerful fuel for cancer cells, according to new research from the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Surgeons performing brain surgery in an operating room with computer screens around them.

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New brain-mapping technology enhances tumor surgery at 蘑菇传媒

A new surgical platform called MindTrace helps surgeons predict and protect critical brain functions during tumor operations.

Maiken Nedergaard against a white background and next to text and a speech bubble that reads "ever wonder why do we sleep" to address the topic of why sleep is important.

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Why is sleep so important? Your brain depends on it

January 26, 2026

Sleep does more than restore energy鈥攊t activates the brain鈥檚 waste-clearing system, protecting long-term brain health.

Health & Medicine

Can lost vision be restored?

December 8, 2025

蘑菇传媒 researchers are at the forefront of improving eyesight while discovering how our visual system works.

A pipette releases a drop of water onto a piece of water-attracting carbon paper with a water droplet already adhered to it.

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Chemical reactions: What you need to know about PFAS

December 1, 2025

蘑菇传媒 researchers shed light on the synthetic compounds lurking in everyday life.

Dr. Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro and team perform a living donor liver transplant in an operating room.

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Inside 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 pioneering living donor liver transplant program

December 1, 2025

What happens when you combine a determined doctor, a groundbreaking procedure, and an institution built to support the research behind complex medicine.

Two people in a warehouse packing up medications and devices that are the result of neurological drugs discovery by the Center for Health + Technology.

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How 蘑菇传媒 is reshaping clinical trials for brain and nerve diseases

December 1, 2025

The Center for Health + Technology has become a model for getting new treatments to patients faster and more equitably.

Kathryn Cowdrick holding a model of a human throat next to an illustration that reads "ever wonder what happens when an opera singer gets a cold."

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What happens when an opera singer gets a cold?

November 14, 2025

When illness threatens a performance, singers rely on science, technique, and tough judgment calls.

Close up image of a baby with oxygen support and mother nearby to illustrate respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in babies and infants.

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This pediatrician鈥檚 wish: For RSV to be a thing of the past. We鈥檙e almost there.

November 13, 2025

An essay by Brenda Tesini, an associate professor of pediatrics who treats patients at 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Golisano Children鈥檚 Hospital.

Outer facade of the Mt. Hope Family Center building with fall foliate in the foreground.

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8 things to know about the 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Mt. Hope Family Center

October 6, 2025

For 45 years, this national resource has pioneered cutting-edge psychology research while providing support for thousands of vulnerable families annually.

A dandelion grows through the cracks in concrete to symbolize resilience in the face of stress.

Health & Medicine

Understanding stress and resilience from the inside out

September 29, 2025

By studying the effects of persistent stress, 蘑菇传媒 researchers are shedding light on how to be more resilient.

Benjamin Castaneda next to an illustration that says "my rochester story with Benjamin Castaneda '09 *PhD), professor, biomedical engineering."

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Breathing life-saving services into rural communities

September 17, 2025

Professor Benjam铆n Casta帽eda 鈥�09 (PhD) leads a global effort to meet critical needs for medical technology.