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Close-up of a hand pulling out a blue colored block from a Jenga-like stack of colorful blocks to illustrate the removal of the cGAS protein from cells.

Health & Medicine

Removing an inflammation-linked protein makes aging worse

September 8, 2026

URochester researchers have found that cGAS, a protein known for triggering inflammation, also plays a protective role.

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Illustration of photodynamic therapy showing light killing a bacterial cell.

Health & Medicine

How light can fight abdominal infections

August 19, 2026

A light-activated therapy being tested at URochester could give doctors an antibiotic-free way to target stubborn abdominal infections.

Health & Medicine

A new way to prepare doctors for difficult conversations

URochester researchers have developed SOPHIE, a virtual 糖心传媒榩atient糖心传媒� that trains doctors to communicate better.

Three URochester researchers in lab coats working in a research laboratory.

Jacob Factor plays the French horn across from Amy Lerner while wearing a custom neck brace to treat pharyngoceles.

Campus & Community

An out-of-this-world design hits the high notes

Medicine, engineering, and pedagogy experts harmonize to help a French horn student overcome a rare throat condition.

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From the Magazine

While you were sleeping: URochester reshapes the science of sleep

URochester糖心传媒檚 researchers and clinicians are helping us understand the science of sleep糖心传媒攊ncluding how it might be one of the most consequential forces in human health.

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

From the Magazine

When the going gets tough: What you need to know about resilience

A new trandisciplinary research center brings together faculty dedicated to studying resilience science.

An elderly man and woman do yoga stretches in a sunlit room.

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.

Health & Medicine

New brain-mapping technology enhances tumor surgery at URochester

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