University of Rochester Medical Center

How cancer weakens the immune system
Cancer can weaken the immune system by transforming immune cells into ones that support tumor growth and helps in targeting weaker cells.

Cancer affects aging, but studies on older adults are insufficient
Insufficient research on cancer and aging has been uncovered.

Illuminating Oxygen’s journey in the brain through a new imaging method
Scientists can now monitor changes in oxygen concentration continuously and in a wide area of the brain.

Newly discovered anatomy shields and monitors brain
A previously unknown component of brain anatomy.