Research Researchers Harness the Body’s Internal Clock to Improve Stroke Recovery By Mark Michaud Jun. 15, 2026 A new study suggests that reinforcing the body’s natural daily rhythms may improve stroke recovery by boosting the brain’s ability to clear waste and inflammatory molecules.
Research From Dish to Brain: Researchers Chart Human Glial Cell Maturation By Marissa Russo May. 28, 2026 A new study shows that human glial progenitor cells are a promising and safe cell product for transplantation.
Research The Brain’s Night Shift: How Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked By Mark Michaud May. 21, 2026 Disruptions in a coordinated sleep-related brain rhythm may explain why conditions such as aging, chronic stress, cardiovascular disease, depression, and fragmented sleep are associated with ...
Patient Care When Minutes Matter: URochester Medicine Doubles Down on Mobile Stroke Care By Mark Michaud May. 14, 2026 A second Mobile Stroke Unit will expand the region's most advanced emergency stroke response program, bringing hospital-level care directly to patients.
Research Shedding Light on the Brain: New Method Controls Neural Pathways By Mark Michaud Mar. 30, 2026 A new optogenetic method precisely controls how different regions of the brain communicate, enabling scientists to study the brain networks underlying complex behavior and brain disorders.
Research Study Examines How Pregnancy May Help the Body Eliminate Mercury from Fish By Mark Michaud Mar. 16, 2026 New research examines whether pregnancy and the gut microbiome help eliminate mercury from fish and naturally protect the developing fetus.
Patient Care How to Increase Attention Span By Sydney Burrows Mar. 7, 2026 Focus seems to be in short supply these days. We’re surrounded by multiple devices and tasks competing for our attention all the time, so it can be tricky to stay dialed in. But there are simple ways ...
Research Frequently Distracted? Science Says, Blame It on Your Brain Rhythms By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 25, 2026 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that you may not be as focused as you think. A new study discovers our attention shifts multiple times each ...
Patient Care A Smarter Map for the Brain: Surgeons Pioneer Next-Generation Navigation By Mark Michaud Feb. 25, 2026 The new technology is based on more than a decade of collaboration and research by URMC neurosurgeons and neuroscientists and helps plan procedures that maximize tumor removal while preserving ...
Research The Interstate of Science: Merging Neuroscience and AI By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 25, 2026 Enter a world of possibilities: generate ideas, get answers, have conversations, create endless images. Often, artificial intelligence or large language models, like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, can ...