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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,
Biomedical engineering student adjusts an electroencephalography cap on a person.
Campus Life
August 16, 2023 | 03:21 pm

Wired for research

Biomedical engineering student Sophea Urbi Biswas explores how the brain processes speech syntax—and discovers the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate.

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topics: Class of 2024, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Edmund Lalor, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, neuroscience, undergraduate research,
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,
Array of six selfies.
Science & Technology
November 15, 2021 | 10:06 am

Software uses selfies to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Rochester computer scientist Ehsan Hoque and his colleagues have harnessed machine learning to accurately identify signs of the neurological disease by analyzing facial muscles.

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topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, health care, Medical Center, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Ray Dorsey, research finding,