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Can lost vision be restored?

December 8, 2025

URochester 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

URochester 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 URochester’s 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 URochester 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’s wish: For RSV to be a thing of the past. We’re almost there.

November 13, 2025

An essay by Brenda Tesini, an associate professor of pediatrics who treats patients at URochester’s Golisano Children’s Hospital.

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8 things to know about the University of Rochester’s 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.

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Understanding stress and resilience from the inside out

September 29, 2025

By studying the effects of persistent stress, URochester 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 Benjamín Castañeda ’09 (PhD) leads a global effort to meet critical needs for medical technology.

Close up of two football players running a contact drill to illustrate how concussions and head injuries can occur during sports.

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Tackling head injuries with science

September 6, 2025

From the sidelines to the front lines, Rochester research is redefining how concussions are detected, treated, and prevented.

Asian senior women working with laptop computer and using smart speakers while setting in living room at home.

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Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson’s?

A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.

An array of plastics and microplastics, from utensils to cigarette butts, against a white background.

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Time to throw away the plastics in your kitchen?

Rochester researchers on the growing concern of plastics exposure on human health.