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- Can ketones enhance cognitive function and protect brain networks? https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/neuroscience/can-ketones-enhance-cognitive-function-and-protect-brain-networks 171 comments
- Glymphatic system clears toxins in the brain during sleep (2013) https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/3956/to-sleep-perchance-to-clean.aspx 44 comments
- HIV is powered by RNA http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3098 15 comments
- Researchers Uncover Possible New Biomarker for Psychosis Diagnosis https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/neuroscience/researchers-uncover-possible-new-biomarker-for-psychosis-diagnosis 8 comments science
- The teamwork of family and medical professionals help an extremely pre-term baby thrive! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/strong-kids/miracle-kids-2024-isabel-vazquez-mercado 5 comments upliftingnews
- Research describes for the first time how a spreading wave of disruption and the flow of fluid in the brain triggers headaches, detailing the connection between the neurological symptoms https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/study-reveals-brain-fluid-dynamics-as-key-to-migraine-mysteries-new-therapies 60 comments science
- Many kids with hay fever and asthma don't receive needed care, new study finds https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/study-shows-hay-fever-among-school-children-leads-to-worse-asthma-outcomes 12 comments science
- Risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood. Social and environmental factors can play a large role in the risk and development of schizophrenia. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/neuroscience/new-research-finds-the-risk-of-psychotic-like-experiences-can-start-in-childhood 2 comments science
- A study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) – in collaboration with several other universities - indicates that breastfeeding women with COVID-19 do not transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus through their milk, but do confer milk-borne antibodies that are able to ne https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/can-mothers-milk-help-fight-covid 7 comments science
- Research has found adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers. It also appeared that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/new-studies-suggest-vaping-could-cloud-your-thoughts 52 comments science
- New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body's defenses against infections such as the influenza virus. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5577/environmental-toxins-impair-immune-system-over-multiple-generations.aspx 4 comments science
- New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body's defenses against infections such as the influenza virus. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5577/environmental-toxins-impair-immune-system-over-multiple-generations.aspx 8 comments science
- High schools where students are more connected to peers and adult staff, and share strong relationships with the same adults, have lower rates of suicide attempts. Schools in which 10 percent more students were isolated from adults correlated to a 20 percent increase in suicide attempts. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5571/strong-student-adult-relationships-lower-suicide-attempts-in-high-schools.aspx 198 comments science
- High schools where students are more connected to peers and adult staff, and share strong relationships with the same adults, have lower rates of suicide attempts, suggests study (n=10,291; 38 schools). When friendship groups share a trusted adult it makes connecting easier if a friend is at-risk. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5571/strong-student-adult-relationships-lower-suicide-attempts-in-high-schools.aspx 2 comments science
- Electronic cigarette use (“vaping”) is associated with wheezing in adults, according to a new study (n= 28,171), which found that people who vaped were nearly twice as likely to experience wheezing compared to people who didn’t regularly use tobacco products. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5509/new-study-links-electronic-cigarettes-and-wheezing-in-adults.aspx 27 comments science
- In developmental disorders such as autism the ability to focus attention is impaired. New research shows that nerve cells maintain a state of balance when preparing to interpret what we see and this may explain why the neurotypical brain can block out distractions. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5460/study-attention-requires-balance-in-the-brain.aspx 3 comments science
- Research Points to Possible New Therapy for Hearing Loss. In a mouse study, scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea—a part of the inner ear—that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5448/study-points-to-possible-new-therapy-for-hearing-loss.aspx 17 comments science
- For the first time in the U.S., a blood test will be available to help doctors determine if people who’ve experienced a blow to the head could have a traumatic brain injury such as brain bleeding or bruising. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5394/study-supports-blood-test-to-help-diagnose-brain-injury.aspx 4 comments science
- Men with advanced cancer are 30% less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a new study. The findings reflect social norms about gender roles—as well as widespread messages in the media and society about “fighting” cancer—say the researchers. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5377/fighting-cancer-may-detract-men-from-palliative-care.aspx 7 comments science
- Sometimes called “wear and tear” arthritis, osteoarthritis in people who are obese was long assumed to simply be a consequence of undue stress on joints. But researchers provide the first evidence that bacteria in the gut – governed by diet – could be the key driving force behind osteoarthritis. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5326/the-bugs-in-your-gut-could-make-you-weak-in-the-knees.aspx 873 comments science
- Although testicular cancer has a 95% survival rate, patients should stay alert for side effects from platinum-based chemotherapy, which is associated with health problems that can creep up years later, including heart disease, hearing loss, pain, neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5321/after-testicular-cancer-is-cured-remain-alert-in-the-future.aspx 13 comments science
- Low levels of alcohol consumption is potentially beneficial to brain health, by improving the function of the glymphatic system, which helps the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease, finds a new study in mice. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5268/in-wine-theres-health-low-levels-of-alcohol-good-for-the-brain.aspx 952 comments science
- Researchers confirm that inflammation in the blood plays a key role in “chemo brain.” The finding could lead to a new way of identifying inflammatory biomarkers in cancer patients and then treating inflammation with medications or exercise to improve cognition and other symptoms https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5200/newest-data-links-inflammation-to-chemo-brain.aspx 7 comments science
- Teenagers with school starting times before 8:30 a.m. may be at particular risk of experiencing depression and anxiety due to compromised sleep quality, according to a recent URMC study. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5146/earlier-school-start-times-may-increase-risk--of-adolescent-depression-and-anxiety-urmc-study-says.aspx 4799 comments science
- Science AMA Series: We are John Foxe and Paul Bolam, Editors-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neuroscience, AMA! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/29722174-john-j-foxe 122 comments science
- A music teacher with a brain tumor is the subject of a study that sheds new light on how the brain processes music. His journey to recovery culminated with him awake and playing a saxophone as surgeons operated on his brain. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5127/patient-plays-saxophone-while-surgeons-remove-brain-tumor.aspx 3 comments science
- Researchers have discovered that loss of muscle stem cells is the main driving force behind muscle decline in old age in mice. Their finding challenges the current prevailing theory that age-related muscle decline is primarily caused by loss of motor neurons. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4788/stem-cells-may-be-the-key-to-staying-strong-in-old-age.aspx 13 comments science
- “Chemo-brain,” a temporary condition of reduced cognitive ability after chemotherapy, is extremely common among breast cancer patients and may last as long as six months to a year after treatment https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4693/chemo-brain-among-women-with-breast-cancer-is-pervasive-study-shows.aspx 13 comments science
- Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease are assessed. The group is first to be able to make out individual cells at the back of the eye that are implicated in vision loss in diseases like glaucoma. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4694/a-closer-look-at-the-eye-researchers-develop-new-retinal-imaging-technique.aspx 6 comments science
- Study: Autism Brain Response Theory a Dead End - no measurable variation in how individuals with Autism respond to repeated visual and tactile stimuli, finds University of Rochester neuroscientists. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4675/study-autism-brain-response-theory-a-dead-end.aspx 11 comments science
- Study shows that misunderstandings about prognosis between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors was common, and the vast majority of patients didn’t know that their doctors held different opinions about how long they might live. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4603/what-are-your-chances-of-living-two-years-doctors-cancer-patients-not-on-same-page.aspx 6 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I am Wyatte Hall, Ph.D., a Deaf scientist studying how early language exposure can affect health outcomes. Ask me anything! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/academic-research-careers-deaf-scholars.aspx 383 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I’m Eric D. Caine, Director of the Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S), at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), I also serve as Chair of Psychiatry at URMC and for many years cared for persons who were acutely suicidal. AMA! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/20392420-eric-d-caine 501 comments science
- Gluten-free, casein-free diets have become popular complementary treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder, but a rigorous study found that eliminating these foods had no effect on a child’s behavior, sleep, or bowel patterns. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4412/gfcf-diets-found-to-be-ineffective-for-children-with-autism.aspx 3 comments science
- Feeling "in control" helps some live a longer life: The less education you have, the more your attitude counts when it comes to staying alive and well, that’s the finding of a new study http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=4005 51 comments science
- Space Travel May Be Harmful to the Brain, Study Suggests; Prolonged Cosmic Radiation Exposure Could Hasten Alzheimer's http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3713 12 comments space
- Scientists Create “Endless Supply” of Myelin-Forming Cells. Researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics that instruct specific brain cells to continue to divide. http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm 4 comments science
- Scattering a gram of powdered antibiotic (vancomycin) directly into a spinal surgery wound appears to be a safe, cost-effective way to achieve low post-operative infection rates. http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3459 138 comments science
- Scientists Find a Key to Maintaining Our DNA Provides New Clues in Quest to Slow Aging. http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3144 22 comments science
- HIV uses primarily rNTP instead of dNTP to replicate inside macrophages!!! http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3098 370 comments science