Forests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate crisis. They are so good at absorbing and storing carbon dioxide, a consortium of environmental groups is calling on the world to plant one trillion trees over (...)
The global fight against tuberculosis is gaining some powerful tools. Precision medicine — already used to personalize diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases such as cancer — and health care technologies such as telemedicine have the (...)
US President Donald Trump added muscle to the legal team defending against an impeachment investigation led by congressional Democrats on Wednesday, after 2020 re-election rival Joe Biden called for the first time for his impeachment.
Biden, who is (...)
A 12-year-old western New York girl has wound up running 10 extra miles after she got into the wrong road race, according to AP.
LeeAdianez Rodriguez had registered for the 5K race that was part of last Sunday's Rochester Regional Health Flower City (...)
Women with ovarian cancer who have used oral contraceptives at some point in their lives have better health outcomes than those who have not used them, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic, according to UPI.
Researchers said they're unclear (...)
A study of 40,777 stroke patients found 42 percent underwent brain imaging within the recommended 25 minutes of hospital arrival, UPI cited researchers saying.
Lead author Dr. Adam Kelly, a neurologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, (...)
Except for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in a move that marks the end of an era for (...)
Richard Gere is getting a George Eastman Award in upstate New York for his contributions to movies and humanitarian causes.
The star of such films as “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Pretty Woman” will be honored Feb. 16 during a ceremony at (...)
What should a photographer shoot when he is entrusted with the very last roll of Kodachrome? Steve McCurry took aim at the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Terminal and a few human icons, too. Paul Simon, the crooner synonymous with the fabled film's (...)
Vitamin K -- found in green leafy vegetables -- may protect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma, U.S. researchers said.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- cancer of the immune (...)
Eastman Kodak Co. said today it is suing Apple Inc. and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. over technology related to digital cameras in their iPhone and BlackBerry smart phones, according to AP.
Kodak filed a complaint before the U.S. (...)
Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found, according to the United Press International (UPI).
Dr. Jerry D. Brewer and colleagues reviewed the records of 312 patients (...)
A person's quality of life prior to treatment can help predict the survival of patients with advanced, non-small cell, lung cancer, UPI cited U.S. researchers as saying. The study, published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, pooled research from (...)
Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives may prove an effective treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer, UPI quoted U.S. researchers as saying.
The findings, published in the journal The Prostate, show that this type of (...)
The unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible with the information given, UPI quoted University of Rochester researchers as saying.
Alex Pouget, associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, has shown (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz left yesterday evening the City of Rochester in the state of Minnesota of the United States of America.
At Rochester International Airport, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was seen (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived here today comming from Washington.
At Rochester International Airport, he was received by Prince Bandar bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabeer; Prince Turki (...)