The Roybal Center for Social Ties & Aging Research is funded by $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health.
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New insight on suicide prevention
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Research by a UR professor and others shows the importance of strong social networks among high school students.
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A market that’s virtually unlimited
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Use of virtual reality and augmented reality in health care is limited today. Local researchers say that could change in a big way.
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UR lands more than $40 million in research funding
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A team working on infections and overactive immune responses and another at the Wilmot Cancer Institute received the grants.
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A beneath-the-surface solution
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Her own experience in the operating room convinced surgeon Paula Doyle of the need for a tool that would allow doctors to see what is under the surface of body tissue. The firm she co-founded, EndoGlow, has developed a product to do just that.
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EDI’s promise and challenges
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The Empire Discovery Institute aims to boost Western New York’s reputation as a hub for life science research and innovation. To do so, however, it must raise more money and clear other hurdles.
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UR slates Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit
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The daylong event in November will focus on the impact of DNP-prepared nurses on clinical practice, care delivery and health policy.
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New insight into traumatic brain injury
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UR researchers have found that like concussions, repetitive hits to the head in football and other contact sports can damage the brain.
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URMC spinoff’s pioneering research gets a boost
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A multiyear investment in Oscine Therapeutics will advance the firm’s efforts to combat degenerative diseases that eat away at the central nervous system.
Notable News
What the opioid overdose numbers tell us
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A new RIT study of 2018 opioid overdoses in Monroe County details the scope—and deadliness—of this public health crisis. Opioid fatalities surpass deaths from many types of common cancers, and even car accidents.
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URMC cancer research may prolong lives
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The team’s discovery could increase the longer-term effectiveness of a drug used to treat late-stage prostate cancer.