UR Health Research

12/04/2025

Nathaniel Bayer: Care for Medically Complex Kids Growing More Intensive »

The associate professor of Pediatrics helped lead the study, published in JAMA Network Open, which shows sharp increases in hospitalizations, bed days, and costs for children with complex chronic conditions. This care is increasingly concentrated in urban teaching children’s hospitals, raising significant challenges for staffing, training, and Medicaid reimbursement.

The new study shows sharp increases in hospitalizations, bed days, and costs for children with complex chronic conditions, care that is increasingly concentrated in urban teaching children’s hospitals.

12/03/2025

Success at the Crossroad of Patients and Science »

The Center for Health and Technology (CHeT) has become a national leader in translating scientific discoveries into effective treatments for people with neurological diseases. Under director Chad Heatwole, MD, CHeT continues to innovate by using data modeling, remote technologies, and new measurement tools to make trials faster, more equitable, and reflective of patients’ real-world experiences.

The University of Rochester Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) stands as one of academic medicine’s most successful experiments in translating science into patient benefit. Over nearly four decades, CHeT has played an instrumental role in bringing 12 drugs and devices to market—including land...

12/01/2025

Physician shortage in rural areas of the US worsened since 2017

The national shortage of primary care physicians has been a concern for years. A new study led by Colleen Fogarty, the William Rocktaschel Chair in Family Medicine, underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in rural parts of the country that are seeing the largest population spikes in nearly a century.

The national shortage of primary care physicians is an ongoing concern and a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in rural parts of the country, with the greatest losses in the Northeast.

11/25/2025

How to reduce holiday stress for kids—and yourself

Laura Cardella, an associate professor of psychiatry and of pediatrics, shares tips to help families manage holiday stress together.

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Busy schedules, family dynamics, and unrealistic expectations can leave kids and parents feeling stressed during the holidays. Reduce holiday stress for yourself and your children with these expert tips.

11/24/2025

Nutrition tips for cancer prevention

Wilmot Cancer Institute experts offer evidence-based guidance and strategies on how nutrition can play an integral role in both preventing cancer and helping during and after treatment.

Preventing cancer isn't always possible because finding a direct cause can be difficult. But researchers have found one important thing that makes a difference: nutrition.

11/19/2025

Protein provides clues to identifying and treating crippling bone infections
Efforts to find a way to spot and treat staph infections early—which can trigger devastating health consequences, including septic shock and death—have failed so far, but researchers at the School of Medicine and Dentistry believe they’ve found answers in a small protein known as a chemokine.

Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) is the most common germ to afflict humans, and one of the most damaging: it causes diseases like osteomyelitis (bone infection), endocarditis (heart inflammation), and skin infections that ...

11/18/2025

Where might we look for inspiration for new cancer therapies? Some researchers say the bowhead whale may offer clues.

Where might we look for inspiration for new cancer therapies? Some researchers say the bowhead whale may offer clues.

11/17/2025

Can melatonin cause heart failure?

Medical Center experts navigate research connecting melatonin and the risk of heart failure.

11/14/2025

Positives of social media for teens and how parents can guide safe use

Social media can help teens connect, create, and discover who they are. Medical Center experts offer guidance on how to use it thoughtfully and safely.

It’s easy to think of social media as the villain in every teen’s story, but it doesn’t have to be. Focusing only on the negatives overlooks an important reality: social media can help teens connect, create, and discover who they are — especially when guided to use it thoughtfully and safely...

11/14/2025

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

Dr. Brenda Tesini has seen big changes in our pediatric intensive care unit—and across the U.S. Last year, hospital stays for babies under 3 months with RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) dropped by half. Why? Two new tools started about two years ago: a vaccine for pregnant moms and a medicine for babies that helps prevent RSV. Dr. Tesini hopes these will make RSV disappear for good. Want to learn more? Ask your doctor.

University of Rochester infectious disease physician Brenda Tesini on ending respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in newborns and infants.

11/13/2025

Researchers Find Possible Marker for Staph Infections
Scientists at the Center for Musculoskeletal Research discovered that a protein called CCL20 might help doctors spot and treat bone infections caused by staph bacteria (S. aureus). Their study, published in mBio, shows that CCL20 could be used as a sign of how serious an infection is. One day, a simple blood test might check for this protein. This could lead to new treatments that help the body fight infection and lower the risk of deadly sepsis.

Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) is the most common germ to afflict humans, and one of the most damaging: it causes diseases like osteomyelitis (bone infection), endocarditis (heart inflammation), and skin infections that ...

11/11/2025

S*x and age shape progression of Batten disease

Researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have found that male and female brains show different responses as Batten disease progresses, and have found a model of the disease that could transform future treatments.

Researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have found that male and female brains show different responses as Batten disease progresses and have found a model of the disease that could transform future treatments.