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Turns out—male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds

The Portman lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester discovered that the male roundworms use pheromones and touch signals to determine the sex, age, nutritional health, and mating history of the hermaphrodites...
6-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease

The research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.
8-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Researchers identify path to prevent cognitive decline after radiation

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be a key target for preventing these symptoms.
3-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Pulling the Plug on Brain Injury

New research appearing today in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces brain swelling and improves outcomes in animal models of brain injury.
13-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

More proof that too many medications leads to adversity for older cancer patients

When older adults with cancer take multiple medications — including ordinary drugs like blood pressure pills, supplements, or antacids — it can result in more toxic chemotherapy side effects and even a need to stop cancer treatment.
28-Feb-2023 4:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

Researchers identify neurons that "learn" to smell a threat

Whether conscious of it or not, when entering a new space, we use our sense of smell to assess whether it is safe or a threat. In fact, for much of the animal kingdom, this ability is necessary for survival and reproduction.
24-Jan-2023 7:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood

It has long been understood that environmental and socio-economic factors – including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution – increase a person’s risk of developing psychotic-like experiences, such as subtle hallucinations and...
27-Apr-2022 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Can the common cold help protect you from COVID-19?

Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you've had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19.
29-Sep-2020 12:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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