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Certain ‘steps’ may reveal signs of super-aging

Certain ‘steps’ may reveal signs of super-aging

April 20, 2023

Research suggests that older adults whose brain performance improves when they combine a cognitive task with walking may be super-agers.

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Better breast cancer diagnosis through machine-learning ultrasound

Better breast cancer diagnosis through machine-learning ultrasound

April 19, 2023

Early results in a study by faculty at the Medical Center and the Hajim School show 98 percent accuracy in predicting malignant tissue.

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Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?

Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?

March 30, 2023

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

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Common dry-cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Common dry-cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson’s Disease

March 14, 2023

An international team of neurologists makes the case that the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is driving the global growth in Parkinson’s.

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Viable superconducting material created in Rochester lab

Viable superconducting material created in Rochester lab

March 8, 2023

Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for practical applications.

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Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world

Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world

February 23, 2023

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

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US state spending historically biased against immigrant, nonwhite communities

US state spending historically biased against immigrant, nonwhite communities

February 20, 2023

Scholars show a “direct link” from the 1920s to the early 1960s between the race, class, and immigration status of constituents and their district’s share of state funds.

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Tapered optical fiber addresses challenge posed by Brillouin scattering

Tapered optical fiber addresses challenge posed by Brillouin scattering

February 17, 2023

Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves.

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Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient

Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient

February 16, 2023

By harnessing the power of metals, Rochester researchers are making the material an ever more viable replacement for silicon in solar cells and detectors.

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