People Majewska honored by NINDS for exceptional mentorship By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 21, 2022 Ania Majewska, Ph.D., has been named a 2022 Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship awardee by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for her dedication to superior ...
Research Walking gives the brain a ‘step-up’ in function for some By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 17, 2022 It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task – both suffer. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always ...
Research How the brain interprets motion while in motion By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 15, 2022 New findings about how the brain interprets sensory information may have applications for treating brain disorders and designing artificial intelligence.
Research Co-development of Gut Microbiome, Respiratory and Immune Systems Directly Impact Baby's Development By Correna Dolce Jun. 15, 2022 A new multidisciplinary study found that the co-development of three systems - the gut microbiome, respiratory system and immune system - is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, and an infant ...
Research Major Grant Funds Research to Understand Key Features of OCD: Inflexibility and Avoidance By Emily Boynton May. 23, 2022 With $15.6 million from the National Institute of Mental Health, scientists will investigate the brain networks central to obsessive compulsive disorder in order to guide the development of effective ...
Research EIOH Awarded $3.5 Million for First-of-its-Kind Study By Karen Black May. 17, 2022 UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded a $3.5 million grant to conduct a first-ever study that will examine early-life biological factors related to severe tooth decay among ...
Community As Drug Overdose Deaths Climb, Experts Assess Strategies to Stem the Tide By Emily Boynton May. 10, 2022 Stemming the opioid crisis in rural communities requires taking action to overcome the stigma and health inequity that have increased barriers to recovery from substance use disorder.
Patient Care Dr. Sean McLaren Named EIOH’s New Chief Quality, Compliance and Safety Officer By Karen Black May. 5, 2022 Sean McLaren, D.D.S., M.B.A. (GPR ’03, Pedo ’06, MS ’19, MBA ’22) has been named Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Chief Quality, Compliance and Safety officer and the director of the Office of ...
Research New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Research has long focused on the impact environmental and socio-economic factors – including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution – have on increasing a person’s risk of developing ...
Research Diverse minds and determined hearts make change: Forging equitability in Neuroscience By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 The Neuroscience Diversity Commission has a simple but powerful purpose – to fundamentally change the bench. The group was formed in 2020 and has been meeting bi-weekly since. Made up of mostly ...
