Why is sleep so important? Your brain depends on it
Sleep does more than restore energy—it activates the brain’s waste-clearing system, protecting long-term brain health.
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Health Breakthroughs
Driving bold discoveries that improve health and strengthen community well-being for all.
Inside URochester’s pioneering living donor liver transplant program
What happens when you combine a determined doctor, a groundbreaking procedure, and an institution built to support the research behind complex medicine.
Bowhead whales’ secret to long life may lie in a protein
URochester scientists link the whales’ longevity to CIRBP, a DNA-repair protein that could one day help humans live longer.
How URochester is reshaping clinical trials for brain and nerve diseases
The Center for Health + Technology has become a model for getting new treatments to patients faster and more equitably.
Brain-on-a-chip technology reveals how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain
The cutting-edge tool demonstrates how the blood-brain barrier breaks down and how healthy brains keep it strong.
8 things to know about the University of Rochester’s Mt. Hope Family Center
For 45 years, this national resource has pioneered cutting-edge psychology research while providing support for thousands of vulnerable families annually.
Can lost vision be restored?
URochester researchers are at the forefront of improving eyesight while discovering how our visual system works.
Why don’t bats get cancer?
Rochester scientists discover that long-lived bats resist cancer thanks to strong immune systems and protective genes—findings that could offer new insights into human aging and disease prevention.
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Sustainable science
We’re developing safer materials, eco-friendly technology, and solving other complex problems by leveraging life itself.
AI for public good
We’re harnessing the profound power of artificial intelligence to assist, improve, and expedite work on important societal issues.
Security and energy
We’re advancing science and technologies that can create and hold the power of the sun to strengthen national security and unlock energy independence.
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