Featured News Image Research news | Aug 5 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Aging brains welcome reinforcements from outside immune cells The discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists overturns longstanding dogma – and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease Image Podcast episodes | Jul 30 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How brain imaging is transforming mental health We talk with psychiatrist Leanne Williams about how brain scans could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders Image Research news | Jul 17 2026 Stanford Medicine Breakdown of immune cells’ interaction is key driver in aging, study finds Two immune cell types’ contact plays a major role in aging, and blocking a hormone’s influence on one of those types halted mice’s age-associated decline in multiple organs Image Research news | Jun 24 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Why do some cells die in ALS but not others? New Knight Initiative research identifies a molecular signature in vulnerable cells that could lead to treatments to promote ALS resilience Displaying 1 - 3 news posts of 3 Filter Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest News Type Wu Tsai Neuro News Knight Initiative news Director's messages Research news Researcher profiles News Features Awards and honors Podcast episodes Press coverage Publications Research Theme NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering Image News Features | Jan 24 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Non-invasive brain stimulation opens new ways to study and treat the brain A new generation of researchers at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is developing tools to modify brain activity for research and clinical applications—without drilling through the skull. Image Podcast episodes | Nov 21 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo We're diving back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data that sheds light on how ketamine and placebo effects may interact in treating depression. Image Podcast episodes | Feb 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute OCD and Ketamine This week, we're taking a deep dive with psychiatrist Carolyn Rodriguez into the neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and why a single dose of ketamine can erase the disorder for weeks at a time.
Image Research news | Aug 5 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Aging brains welcome reinforcements from outside immune cells The discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists overturns longstanding dogma – and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease
Image Podcast episodes | Jul 30 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute How brain imaging is transforming mental health We talk with psychiatrist Leanne Williams about how brain scans could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders
Image Research news | Jul 17 2026 Stanford Medicine Breakdown of immune cells’ interaction is key driver in aging, study finds Two immune cell types’ contact plays a major role in aging, and blocking a hormone’s influence on one of those types halted mice’s age-associated decline in multiple organs
Image Research news | Jun 24 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Why do some cells die in ALS but not others? New Knight Initiative research identifies a molecular signature in vulnerable cells that could lead to treatments to promote ALS resilience
Image News Features | Jan 24 2025 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Non-invasive brain stimulation opens new ways to study and treat the brain A new generation of researchers at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is developing tools to modify brain activity for research and clinical applications—without drilling through the skull.
Image Podcast episodes | Nov 21 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The power of psychedelics meets the power of placebo We're diving back into the world of psychedelic medicine with anesthesiologists Boris Heifets and Theresa Lii, who share intriguing new data that sheds light on how ketamine and placebo effects may interact in treating depression.
Image Podcast episodes | Feb 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute OCD and Ketamine This week, we're taking a deep dive with psychiatrist Carolyn Rodriguez into the neuroscience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and why a single dose of ketamine can erase the disorder for weeks at a time.
