Research Researchers restore brain immune system function after prenatal exposure to environmental toxin By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 8, 2022 New research shows that exposure to the industrial byproduct TCDD in utero could cause the brain’s immune system to go array later in life, damaging important brain circuits, and potentially giving ...
Research Researchers provide insight into how the brain multitasks while walking By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 New research turns the old idiom about not being able to walk and chew gum on its head. Scientists with the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have shown that the ...
Research On impact: Predicting prolonged concussion recovery and the risk of repeated head hits By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 The Bazarian and Merchant-Borna laboratories in the Emergency Medicine Department are dedicated to gaining a better understanding of concussions. Especially in people who take many months to ...
People Q&A with Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in July 2021 as a senior instructor in Neurology and Neuroscience.
People Student Spotlight: Bryan Redmond By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 Bryan Redmond is a second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and fourth year in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
People “Education is key.” Neuroscientist Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. ('13), returns in leadership role By Kelsie Smith Hayduk, Jeff Koslofsky Jan. 12, 2022 Nathan A. Smith, M.S. (’10), Ph.D. (’13), is returning to the University of Rochester as an associate professor of Neuroscience and associate dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research ...
Research Study Details Lessons Learned from Remote Clinical Studies By Mark Michaud Jan. 10, 2022 A new study by researchers with the University of Rochester Center for Heath + Technology details the experience with three large remote clinical trials in Parkinson's disease and the lessons that ...
Research Huntington’s Study Recognized for Potential to ‘Shape Medicine’ By Mark Michaud Jan. 5, 2022 The journal Nature Medicine has identified a phase 3 study of pridopidine as a treatment for Huntington’s disease as one of 11 clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2022.
Research Changes in the brain hinder addiction recovery in people who are HIV-positive By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 20, 2021 Researchers with the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at URMC are studying how the brain puts the 'brakes' on behavior. That may be different in individuals recovering from cocaine addiction and ...
Research URMC researchers reveal how the brain understands one voice in a noisy crowd By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Dec. 15, 2021 Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience find that the brain is taking an extra step when listening to one speaker in a crowd, and not taking that step with the other words swirling ...
