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 ...
Patient Care New Advanced Brain Injury Rehab Unit Opens at Strong Memorial Hospital By Mark Michaud Dec. 18, 2023 The state-of-the-art, 11-bed unit is dedicated to helping patients recover function and independence after traumatic brain injury and stroke.
Research Researchers find neurons work as a team to process social interactions By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 27, 2023 Researchers have discovered that a part of the brain associated with working memory and multisensory integration, may also play an important role in how the brain processes social cues.
Research Manipulating Fluid Flows in the Brain Could Save Lives, Improve Recovery Post-TBI By Mark Michaud Nov. 15, 2023 New research appearing in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces cerebral edema and improves outcomes in animal models of ...
Research From lab to life-changer: URMC neuromuscular researchers pave the way for gene therapy revolution By Mark Michaud Oct. 23, 2023 For almost five decades, researchers with the Medical Center have been studying myotonic dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other rare neuromuscular disorders, and played a pivotal role in ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14) By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 23, 2023 Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14), is an instructor in the Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab.
