Research Turns out—male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 11, 2024 The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional ...
Patient Care Jamie Capal Tapped as New Head of Child Neurology By Mark Michaud Feb. 7, 2024 Jamie Capal, MD, whose specializes in intellectual and developmental disabilities, will serve chief of the Division of Child Neurology at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Research Transforming Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 29, 2024 The University of Rochester Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center is transforming the landscape of exploration.
Education Student Spotlight: John Gonzalez-Amoretti By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 29, 2024 John Gonzalez-Amoretti is a 4th year Neuroscience graduate student. He is currently working in the lab of Adam Snyder, PhD, in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at the University of ...
People Faculty Q&A: Archan Ganguly, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 26, 2024 Archan Ganguly, PhD, is an assistant professor of Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His research aims to understand how proteins essential for synaptic communication between ...
Research Sharp Pain in Your Feet? Researchers Test Promising Therapy for Cancer Patients’ Neuropathy By Leslie Orr Jan. 12, 2024 TENS devices, which block pain and are readily available, may be useful for cancer patients, a new study shows.
Research NIH Awards $7.5M for UR Center to Help Shape Future of Drug Development By Leslie Orr Jan. 9, 2024 A large NIH grant funds UR team to develop drugs without animal testing.
Research Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 8, 2024 New research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.
Research Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 3, 2024 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be ...
Research Calcium Channel Blockers Key to Reversing Myotonic Dystrophy Muscle Weakness, Study Finds By Mark Michaud Jan. 2, 2024 The study demonstrates that calcium and chloride channelopathy lies at the heart of the muscle dysfunction found in the disease and that common clinically available calcium channel blockers can ...