Knight Initiative News

Different genes linked to autism can lead to the same symptoms and molecular pathways, according to a Wu Tsai Neuro Big Ideas-funded collaboration between the Pasca Lab and UCLA Health researchers

Proteins that start life inside neurons build up faster in old age and spread to other brain cells—a potential source of neurological mischief

Knight Initiative Director Tony Wyss-Coray and others talked to Nature Aging about aging research

Neuroscientists may have figured out the biochemical basis of why we value something more if we’ve put sweat equity into it

Unlike chronological age, biological age can change and is a reflection of how your body's cells, tissues, and organs are functioning and aging

The database of lysosomal proteins is already helping researchers study how brain cells’ waste and recycling systems work—or don’t—in Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases

From studying post-viral fatigue to engineering transparent mouse brains, round three of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s Big Ideas grants will push the bounds of what’s possible

We speak with neurologist Katrin Andreasson about new links between inflammation, metabolism and new hopes for treating neurodegeneration

A new study suggests that there may have been evolutionary advantages from changes to genes also associated with autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia

Stanford Data Science and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute have launched a collaborative hub to accelerate discovery in neuroscience and train the next generation of data-driven neuroscientists

Madison’s expertise in studying brain cell activity generated groundbreaking discoveries in learning and memory.

The 12th annual Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Symposium explored how our brains and bodies communicate—and what that means for our health and well-being

Knight Initiative scientists report that biology, behavior, and circumstance all intertwine over a lifetime to influence how organs grow old

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Knight Initiative postdoc Yi Zeng is working to understand the role a central protein plays in both diseases—and whether it might point toward new diagnostics and treatments

Neuroradiologist Raag Airan and his lab have found a non-invasive, drug-free method to help clean the brain, reduce inflammation, and treat disease—and with Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience support, they plan to test it in people soon.

The Knight Initiative’s Fall Symposium featured researchers building new molecular atlases of the brain alongside new updates on neurodegenerative disease and what might be done about it.

Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates Thomas Montine and Alice Ting are among those joining the distinguished society of physicians.

Research from Knight Initiative Director Tony Wyss-Coray's lab show that an Alzheimer's hallmark—myriad oily droplets in brain cells called microglia—may help connect several of the disorder’s better known but not well understood features.

Neurons are built to last, but with age, bad things can happen to them. Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Katrin Andreasson's work shows a lot of it is triggered by what’s happening to immune cells outside of the brain.

Organizers of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s 12th annual symposium share exciting new discoveries from the frontiers of the “gut-brain axis.”