Maiken Nedergaard 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,

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.

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,

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

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

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