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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.

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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.

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topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, Medical Center, research finding,
John Thomas with books lining shelves in the background.
Science & Technology
January 31, 2022 | 08:51 am

At age 80, John Thomas writes new chapter in an illustrious career

The Rochester professor emeritus and new American Astronomical Society fellow now explores the brain’s waste disposal system.

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topics: awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Neurology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jessica Shang, John Thomas, Maiken Nedergaard, neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences,
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University News
August 8, 2019 | 01:17 pm

These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students

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.

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topics: awards, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Linguistics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, diversity, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laurel Carney, Mark Buckley, Maya Abtahian, Roman Sobolewski, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
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.

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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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University News
June 7, 2016 | 11:36 am

NSF CAREER winners blend research and education

Four Rochester researchers are among the latest recipients of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty members.

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topics: announcements, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Dragony Fu, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ignacio Franco, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, National Science Foundation, Nick Vamivakas, School of Arts and Sciences,