Research Multiple sclerosis drug improves memory in mice modeling Alzheimer’s disease By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Nov. 5, 2021 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience found that glatiramer acetate, a prescription drug currently used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), improved memory in a mouse ...
Research Seeing the future of science and care at the Center for Visual Science By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 27, 2021 For nearly 60 years, the Center for Visual Science (CVS) at the University of Rochester has been a hub for vision science, bringing researchers together who have transformed our understanding of ...
Education Student Spotlight: Sean Lydon By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 27, 2021 Sean Lydon is a first-year in Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) whose research interests lie in neurodegenerative diseases. He served in the United States Army from 2011-2014 before pursuing ...
People Dr. Jonathan Mink receives Child Neurology Society’s highest honor By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 8, 2021 Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D., the Frederick A. Horner M.D. Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Chief of Child Neurology at URMC, has been awarded the Child Neurology Society’s 2021 ...
Research Researchers aim to understand COVID-19 in children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 6, 2021 Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience are working to better understand how COVID-19 impacts student and staff in schools that serve students with IDDs.
Education Del Monte affiliated members honored at ceremony to kick-off academic year By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 27, 2021 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is kicked off the 2021-2022 academic year this week, and a number of Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience members were honored.
Education School of Nursing Dean Kathy Rideout to Step Down at End of Academic Year By Patrick Broadwater Sep. 23, 2021 Kathy Rideout, who sparked a period of growth and renewed prominence at the University of Rochester School of Nursing in more than a decade as dean, will step down as the school’s top leader ...
Research Endocrinology fellow receives prestigious award to pursue IDD research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 10, 2021 Carlos Diaz-Balzac, M.D., Ph.D., an endocrinology fellow, was recently awarded The Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS) from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Research The memory changes of menopause By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Sep. 1, 2021 Menopause can mess with your memory, and a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified four profiles of cognitive function that may help researchers understand why memory ...
Research Appetite for survival: Brain signal alerts roundworms to changing food supply By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Aug. 25, 2021 Microscopic roundworms may hold the key to understanding what is happening in the brain when the instinct of an animal changes in order to survive.
