Peter Rogers

Peter Rogers

peter rogers

Dr. Peter Rogers grew up milking cows and building barns. This provided him the transferable skills necessary for a smooth transition into academic research. Three years of genetics research led to six years of immunology research, which led to a PhD from Auburn University. That led to three and half years of instructional design research at Tufts University School of Medicine.

His expertise includes biomedical sciences & technology, social determinants of health, bovine birthing, training & development, and cognitive psychology. He’s taught dozens of university courses, ranging from Principles of Biology to Advanced Medical Immunology. He is currently co-writing a book with his father, George Rogers, called How to Correctly Hold a Flashlight: A Disagreement in Academic and Agricultural Perspectives.

Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
ultrasound ocd
OCD and addiction may result in part from improper “reward” pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called "butterfly disease."
epilepsy memory
Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that's key to storing memories.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
psychosomatic
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
peer review
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.
spinal cord injuries
The scientists are headed "straight to the FDA" to begin human trials.
mushrooms
Roughly half the world population, including in America, has insufficient levels of vitamin D. UV irradiated mushrooms can help.
The paper-thin device may also someday be used to stimulate bone growth.
alzheimer's vaccine
The cause of Alzheimer's is still not fully understood, but we might be able to vaccinate against it anyway.
tooth decay
A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.
prozac blindness
Prozac is a widely used antidepressant. Data indicates that the drug could be used to prevent blindness due to macular degeneration.
brain age
Elevated blood pressure, even within the normal range, is associated with accelerated brain aging.