Research New Platform Combines Precision Gene Targeting with Brain-Wide Delivery By Mark Michaud Jul. 8, 2026 Researchers have developed a gene therapy platform that combines engineered viral vectors with the brain's glymphatic transport system to deliver therapeutic genes broadly and selectively throughout ...
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 A Single Mission: Protecting People and Places—Introducing Environmental Medicine and Public Health Sciences By Mark Michaud May. 27, 2026 The new department combines nationally recognized strengths in toxicology, epidemiology, policy, and community health research and will build upon decades of leadership in environmental health, ...
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 Can Stress Cause a Stroke? By Nina Elias May. 15, 2026 Stroke is a leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. And while we often hear about risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and smoking, there's another that often ...
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 Exercise and Cancer Research: Ibuprofen is Another Option to Ease Chemo-brain By Leslie Orr Apr. 20, 2026 Exercise had the most pronounced impact on patients in the clinical trial, but the anti-inflammatory helped, too.
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.