Center for Translational Neuromedicine Archives

Ting Du, wearing a white lab coat, sits at a desk and points to a computer screen showing yellow fluid as Doug Kelley looks over her shoulder.

Science & Technology

August 15, 2024 | 06:00 am

Cleaning up the aging brain

Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, neuroscience, research finding, Ting Du,

3D computer image of brain showing circulatory anatomy.

Science & Technology

June 13, 2023 | 03:34 pm

AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow

A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Medical Center, research finding,

overhead photo of a freeway loop at night, with the headlights of the cars in a blur.

Science & Technology

March 22, 2019 | 08:44 am

Can the laws of physics untangle traffic jams, stock markets, and other complex systems?

Gourab Ghoshal is using the fundamental laws of physics to untangle the complex systems behind human behavior, urban planning, and social networks.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, data science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Gourab Ghoshal, Martin Zand, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,

illustration of fluid moving through an artery

Science & Technology

January 25, 2019 | 04:06 pm

Study suggests how high blood pressure might contribute to Alzheimer’s

New Rochester research may help explain the connection between high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s disease, and it’s all to do with how the brain pumps away waste.

topics: Alzheimer’s disease, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Materials Science Program, research finding,

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Cleaning up the aging brain

AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow

Can the laws of physics untangle traffic jams, stock markets, and other complex systems?

Study suggests how high blood pressure might contribute to Alzheimer’s