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Angela Branche, an assistant professor of medicine and codirector of the Medical Center’s Vaccine Trials and Evaluation Unit, and Marsha Allen, leader of the Global Humanitarian Surround Care Mobile Wellness Initiative, are working to topple longstanding barriers that keep minorities from participating in clinical trials.

URMC's Dr. Angela Branche is an expert in infectious diseases. Check out this informative conversation about flu and COVID-19 vaccines.

New research led by Mark Sangster, a research professor of microbiology and immunology, suggests that the colds you’ve had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19. The study also suggests that immunity to COVID-19 is likely to last a long timemaybe even a lifetime. The findings are based on a comparison of blood samples from 26 people who were recovering from mild to moderate COVID-19 and 21 healthy donors whose samples were collected six to 10 years agolong before they could have been exposed to COVID-19.

Getting fewer ‘likes’ on social media can make teens anxious and depressed: A multi-institutional study including two Rochester psychologists found that teenagers who received few likes during a standardized social media interaction felt more strongly rejected and reported more negative thoughts about themselves.

The director of the Center for Neurotherapeutics Discovery and his colleagues will work with researchers at Duke University Medical Center to investigate why some older COVID-19 patients develop delirium that can lead to brain damage and a dementia diagnosis.

Quick COVID-detecting nasal swab card approved for use: A $5 test that detects COVID-19 from a nasal swab within 15 minutesand has been evaluated in a clinical trial at the Medical Centerhas received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for use by doctors, nurses, school nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers.

Even during difficult times, expressing gratitude benefits us, research shows. Dr. Ronald Epstein, who studies mindfulness and doctor-patient communication, exp...lains here. While shared around Thanksgiving last year, this resource has info that can help us all year long: https://everbetter.rochester.edu/give-thanks-live-thanks/

Can the act of completing surveys in a research study help improve symptoms for children with asthma? Yes, according to a new study from University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.

Two studies in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by the Department of Public Health Sciences faculty members detail the toll that coronavirus has taken on residents and caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living communities and the disproportionate impact on facilities with high concentrations of residents from underrepresented populations.

Does vitamin D deficiency up the chance for COVID-19 infection? https://www.futurity.org/vitamin-d-deficiency-covid-19-243/

Researchers draw more links between vaping, smoking, young people, and coronavirus What do vapers, smokers, and non-smokers with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes have in common? They all are at higher risk for COVID-19. The scientific explanation behind this is complex and not yet certainbut it may boil down to an enzyme known as ACE2, which lives on the surface of many cells in the lungs and serves as the entry point for the coronavirus.... A Medical Center research team led by Irfan Rahman, Dean’s Professor of Environmental Medicine, published a series of studies that focus on the vital role of ACE2 to shape a clearer picture of the critical cellular mechanisms that regulate the deadly virus and its link to vaping.

Contact tracing is a new term for many of us. Dr. Michael Mendoza explains how it can help end the pandemic. You can be part of the solution by joining ROC COVI...D. It’s a quick and easy health screening that can help stop the spread of the virus. Sign up now at roccovid.org #BetterTogether Monroe County Health Department See more