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Four prescription bottles tipped over and spilling out their respective medications.

Susana Marcos rests her arms on a bench in her lab filled with optical instruments.

Health & Medicine

AI helps bring clarity to LASIK patients facing cataract surgery

September 20, 2023

Scientists develop computer models of patients鈥� eyes to identify the ideal intraocular lenses and visual simulators for patients to experience how they will see with them.

Woman's hand making gesture used in test for Parkinson's disease.

Health & Medicine

Online AI-based test for Parkinson鈥檚 disease severity shows promising results

September 6, 2023

Researchers from the Hajim School and the Medical Center have developed a test for Parkinson鈥檚 disease severity that relies on 10 taps of the finger, with results available in minutes.

Exterior view of UR Medicine's new Orthopaedic Center at Marketplace Mall.

Health & Medicine

Marketplace Mall gets an orthopaedics overhaul

September 1, 2023

UR Medicine鈥檚 new orthopaedic facility is already benefiting area patients. Can it also help revitalize a struggling suburban shopping center?

naked mole rat against a black background. The successful transfer of a naked mole rat's gene that produces HMW-HA to a mouse extends the mouse's lifespan.

Health & Medicine

Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice

August 23, 2023

The successful gene transfer paves the way for improving the health and lifespan of humans, too.

A mother and her son, who has FASD, pose for a photo near the Erie Canal with a bridge in the background.

Health & Medicine

Thriving while living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

August 21, 2023

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a pressing public health problem鈥攁nd the University is home to one of only two specialty diagnostic clinics in New York state.

Biomedical engineering student adjusts an electroencephalography cap on a person.

Campus & Community

Wired for research

August 16, 2023

Biomedical engineering student Sophea Urbi Biswas explores how the brain processes speech syntax鈥攁nd discovers the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Faculty lauded for research and service contributions

The US Department of Energy and the European Academy of Sciences are among the organizations recognizing Rochester faculty.

University seal

Health & Medicine

Rochester faculty appointed to named professorships

The named positions are part of a long-standing tradition celebrating the work of Rochester鈥檚 faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Honors and awards showcase faculty achievements across disciplines

Professional organizations for political science, dance activism, liver transplantation, and more have recently recognized Rochester faculty.

3D computer image of brain showing circulatory anatomy.

Health & Medicine

AI helps show how the brain鈥檚 fluids flow

A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚.

composite photo of all nine recipients of the president's staff awards.

Health & Medicine

Awards honor outstanding staff contributions

The annual President鈥檚 Staff Awards celebrate the accomplishments of staff members across the University.