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$9.6 million grant to fund research on vascular risk factors for brain aging, dementia
The Stanford project, led by neuroscientists Tony Wyss-Coray and Marion Buckwalter, will focus on the influence of immune factors and systemic inflammation on the brain.
The puzzle of a mutated gene lurking behind many Parkinson’s cases
Why a defective gene is tied so strongly to Parkinson’s disease has baffled researchers. Now, a study led by Stanford scientists appears to have pieced together a major part of the puzzle.
Four faculty members appointed to endowed professorships
Andra Blomkalns, Gerald Grant, David Kingsley and Crystal Mackall have been appointed to endowed professorships.
Is zinc the link to how we think? Some evidence, and a word of warning
Studies have associated low zinc levels with autism spectrum disorder. But why this should be the case has been unclear. Now, scientists may have an explanation for the link.
Behind many a Parkinson’s case lurks a mutation in a gene called LRRK2 — why?
Genetic mutations affecting a single gene called LRRK2 play an outsized role in Parkinson's disease, but nobody's been able to say what the connection is between the genetic defect and the brain-cell die-off that characterizes the condition. Here's a clue
Nanoparticle ‘cage’ allows for safe, noninvasive, precise drug delivery in the brain
Stanford researchers have shown in rats that pharmacologically active amounts of a fast-acting anesthetic drug could be released from nanoparticle "cages" in small, specified brain areas at which the scientists had aimed a beam of focused ultrasound.
Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats
Stanford researchers used focused ultrasound to pry molecules of an anesthetic loose from nanoparticles. The drug’s release modified activity in brain regions targeted by the ultrasound beam.
Focusing on psychological treatment for patients with pain
Stanford Medicine pain psychologist Beth Darnall wants to see psychology incorporated into pain treatment. She discusses that in a new interview.
Stanford researchers develop tiny nanostraws to deliver molecules to human cells safely and efficiently
Minuscule nanostraws could help solve the problem of how to deliver precise doses of molecules directly into many cells at once.
How the brain decides what to learn
Stanford researchers have identified that the paraventricular thalamus serves as a kind of gatekeeper that identifies and tracks the most relevant details.
Stanford researchers learn how the brain decides what to learn
Neuroscientists know a lot about how our brains learn new things, but not much about how they choose what to focus on while they learn. Now, Stanford researchers have traced that ability to an unexpected place.
Working across disciplines, Stanford researchers explore causes and treatments for concussions and how to prevent them
Stanford researchers are working together to better understand what causes concussions, how to diagnose and treat them and, perhaps most important, how to prevent them from happening in the first place.
How does Alzheimer’s disease spread in the brain?
A computer model maps how proteins associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases engulf the brain. The work could aid in finding ways to diagnose and treat these disorders.
With significant philanthropic investments, Stanford makes major leap forward in the neurosciences
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute has been named for a gift from alumna Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai.
First came the burritos, then the brains, for students interested in the neurosciences
First came the burritos, then the brains. Somewhere in between, more than 50 undergraduates who showed up for the Stanford Undergraduate Neuroscience Society’s “Brains and Burritos” heard from researchers and mingled with others curious about brain scienc
A fresh perspective can change everything
Some of the most important discoveries come not from plowing ahead, but instead from stepping back to gain a fresh perspective, whether that means revisiting old assumptions or seeking a new lens outside one’s academic field.
Navigating surprises in neuronal maps
Navigation is an essential computational skill that is closely related to memory and learning, and getting lost is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s, so it’s important to understand how it works.
Stealth vaping fad hidden from parents, teachers
JUUL is the most popular "stealth" vaping device and is a huge fad, particularly among teenagers. Stealth e-cigarettes are clever vapor devices disguised as USB sticks, mobile phones, car fobs, remote controls, and even asthma inhalers to hide their use f
Opioid system plays key role in ketamine’s antidepressant effects, Stanford study finds
For about a dozen years now, the drug ketamine has been a buzz word in psychiatric research circles. Many considered it the most exciting thing to emerge in decades to successfully treat treatment-resistant depression as well as other severe forms of psyc