Science & Technology
AI reveals how the brain clears harmful waste
May 27, 2026
The new approach combines MRI scans and AI tools to measure fluid flow linked to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Douglas Kelley
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While you were sleeping: URochester reshapes the science of sleep
May 24, 2026
URochester’s researchers and clinicians are helping us understand the science of sleep—including how it might be one of the most consequential forces in human health.
Science & Technology
Cleaning up the aging brain
August 15, 2024
Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.
Health & Medicine
AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow
June 13, 2023
A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Science & Technology
At age 80, John Thomas writes new chapter in an illustrious career
January 31, 2022
The Rochester professor emeritus and new American Astronomical Society fellow now explores the brain’s waste disposal system.
University News
These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students
August 8, 2019
Five University of Rochester faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University’s David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.
Science & Technology
Study suggests how high blood pressure might contribute to Alzheimer’s
January 25, 2019
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.
University News
NSF CAREER winners blend research and education
June 7, 2016
Four Rochester researchers are among the latest recipients of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty members.