Featured News Image news | May 7 2024 Wu Tsai Neuro Exploring MRI's role in neuroscience research on model organisms Recognizing the potential for wider application in small-animal neuroscience research, the Neurosciences Preclinical Imaging Lab (NPIL) at Wu Tsai Neuro hosted its 3rd annual symposium and named the recipients of its Pilot Grants. Image news | May 2 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Psychedelics, placebo, and anesthetic dreams This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with anesthesiologist Boris Heifets about studies that could change our understanding of the renaissance in psychedelic medicine Image news | Apr 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience sheds light on childhood gut disorders The recent discovery that intestinal neurons normally self-organize into a striped pattern around the time of birth could help explain wide-ranging GI disorders in children, say Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and her team Image news | Mar 27 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer’s Disease Pro-inflammatory protein TREM1 in peripheral immune cells may promote age-related cognitive decline and dementia, according to Knight Initiative–funded research. News Filter & Sort Sort by ThemeNeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering News TypeResearch news Press coverage Awards and honors Featured News Institute News Knight Initiative news Researcher profiles Podcast episodes Publications Director's messages Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest Image news | Mar 18 2024 Stanford Medicine Weight loss caused by common diabetes drug tied to “anti-hunger” molecule in stu... Research supported by the Knight Initiative found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug associated with moderate weight loss, stimulates the production of lac-phe, a molecule abundant after exercise. Image news | Mar 14 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The neural switch that keeps us grounded as we daydream Dentate spikes in the rodent hippocampus support learning by linking introspective thoughts and memories with current circumstances, according to new research supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. Image news | Mar 14 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours Mind Traveler This week, I join my producer Michael Osborne on his podcast, Famous and Gravy, to discuss the late, great neuroscientist and author Oliver Sacks Image news | Mar 13 2024 Stanford Medicine One step back: Why the new Alzheimer’s plaque-attack drugs don’t work A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative affiliate Mike Greicius explains why. Image news | Mar 10 2024 New York Times A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive A.I. models developed by members of Wu Tsai Neuro's Neuro-Omics Initiative are making surprising biological discoveries. Image news | Mar 7 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours The clocks in your body This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray to learn about how some of your organs may be aging faster than the rest of you Image news | Feb 29 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours Redefining Parkinson's Disease This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurologist Kathleen Poston to learn about a sea change in our understanding of Parkinson's Disease. Image news | Feb 28 2024 Stanford Medicine Antonio Omuro becomes head of Stanford’s Department of Neurology and Neurologica... The former chief of neuro-oncology at the Yale School of Medicine is a highly regarded scientist specializing in the study of brain tumors and an advocate of those underrepresented in medicine. Pagination Previous page Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page
Image news | May 7 2024 Wu Tsai Neuro Exploring MRI's role in neuroscience research on model organisms Recognizing the potential for wider application in small-animal neuroscience research, the Neurosciences Preclinical Imaging Lab (NPIL) at Wu Tsai Neuro hosted its 3rd annual symposium and named the recipients of its Pilot Grants.
Image news | May 2 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Psychedelics, placebo, and anesthetic dreams This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we talk with anesthesiologist Boris Heifets about studies that could change our understanding of the renaissance in psychedelic medicine
Image news | Apr 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience sheds light on childhood gut disorders The recent discovery that intestinal neurons normally self-organize into a striped pattern around the time of birth could help explain wide-ranging GI disorders in children, say Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and her team
Image news | Mar 27 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer’s Disease Pro-inflammatory protein TREM1 in peripheral immune cells may promote age-related cognitive decline and dementia, according to Knight Initiative–funded research.
Image news | Mar 18 2024 Stanford Medicine Weight loss caused by common diabetes drug tied to “anti-hunger” molecule in stu... Research supported by the Knight Initiative found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug associated with moderate weight loss, stimulates the production of lac-phe, a molecule abundant after exercise.
Image news | Mar 14 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The neural switch that keeps us grounded as we daydream Dentate spikes in the rodent hippocampus support learning by linking introspective thoughts and memories with current circumstances, according to new research supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
Image news | Mar 14 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours Mind Traveler This week, I join my producer Michael Osborne on his podcast, Famous and Gravy, to discuss the late, great neuroscientist and author Oliver Sacks
Image news | Mar 13 2024 Stanford Medicine One step back: Why the new Alzheimer’s plaque-attack drugs don’t work A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative affiliate Mike Greicius explains why.
Image news | Mar 10 2024 New York Times A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive A.I. models developed by members of Wu Tsai Neuro's Neuro-Omics Initiative are making surprising biological discoveries.
Image news | Mar 7 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours The clocks in your body This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray to learn about how some of your organs may be aging faster than the rest of you
Image news | Feb 29 2024 From Our Neurons to Yours Redefining Parkinson's Disease This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurologist Kathleen Poston to learn about a sea change in our understanding of Parkinson's Disease.
Image news | Feb 28 2024 Stanford Medicine Antonio Omuro becomes head of Stanford’s Department of Neurology and Neurologica... The former chief of neuro-oncology at the Yale School of Medicine is a highly regarded scientist specializing in the study of brain tumors and an advocate of those underrepresented in medicine.