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The Rosenkranz Aging and Rejuvenation Seed Grant Program announced eight innovative new research projects with additional support from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Mar 23 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Announcing the 2026 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars Ten innovative postdoctoral scholars will pursue creative approaches to advance neuroscience and brain resilience research Image Research news | Mar 19 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Study of pythons’ extreme diet reveals new hunger-curbing molecule The snakes’ unique feeding behavior offers new clues about the gut-brain axis—and hints of a potential weight-loss drug with fewer side effects than GLP-1 drugs Image Research news | Mar 12 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Watching a lifetime in motion reveals the architecture of aging Knight Initiative scientists tracked every moment of the life of the African turquoise killifish, showing that behavior alone can forecast whether an animal will live a long or short life News Filter & Sort Sort by ThemeNeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering News TypeResearch news Press coverage Awards and honors Wu Tsai Neuro News Podcast episodes Researcher profiles News Features Knight Initiative news Director's messages Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest Image Research news | Feb 9 2023 Scope Blog ‘Cyclic sighing’ can help breathe away anxiety During the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression soared around the globe, resulting in a shortage of mental health care providers and long wait times for Image Director's messages | Feb 6 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Message from the Director: A Year of Change Institute Director Kang Shen reflects on a year of transitions. 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Image Knight Initiative news | Mar 23 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience New ideas in aging and resilience research launched by Rosenkranz Foundation and... The Rosenkranz Aging and Rejuvenation Seed Grant Program announced eight innovative new research projects with additional support from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Mar 23 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Announcing the 2026 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars Ten innovative postdoctoral scholars will pursue creative approaches to advance neuroscience and brain resilience research
Image Research news | Mar 19 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Study of pythons’ extreme diet reveals new hunger-curbing molecule The snakes’ unique feeding behavior offers new clues about the gut-brain axis—and hints of a potential weight-loss drug with fewer side effects than GLP-1 drugs
Image Research news | Mar 12 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Watching a lifetime in motion reveals the architecture of aging Knight Initiative scientists tracked every moment of the life of the African turquoise killifish, showing that behavior alone can forecast whether an animal will live a long or short life
Image Research news | Feb 9 2023 Scope Blog ‘Cyclic sighing’ can help breathe away anxiety During the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression soared around the globe, resulting in a shortage of mental health care providers and long wait times for
Image Director's messages | Feb 6 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Message from the Director: A Year of Change Institute Director Kang Shen reflects on a year of transitions.
Image Podcast episodes | Feb 2 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The Mystery of Migraines Graduate student Gabriella Muwanga answers: "What are migraines, and why are they so hard to treat?"
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Jan 27 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.
Image Press coverage | Jan 27 2023 The Atlantic Scientists tried to break cuddling. Instead, they broke 30 years of research. Wu Tsai Neuro researchers and colleagues make groundbreaking discovery in neuroscience.
Image Press coverage | Jan 27 2023 Spectrum ‘Mind-blowing’ study upends conventional wisdom on oxytocin Oxytocin signaling may not be responsible for prairie voles’ strong social bonds, including their proclivity for staying close to their mates according to re
Image Podcast episodes | Jan 26 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Psychedelics and Empathy Rob Malenka answers: "Why are psychiatrists taking a fresh look at MDMA?"
Image Press coverage | Jan 20 2023 Live Science New Alzheimer's drug slightly slows cognitive decline. Experts say it's not a si... Experts, including Stanford researchers, weigh in on whether the newly approved Alzheimer's treatment lecanemab is worth taking.
Image Research news | Jan 17 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute What DALL-E reveals about human creativity Researchers at the the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute explain mechanisms behind the image-generating model DALL-E and its similarities to the human brain, and what to expect for the future of artificial intelligence in creative mechanisms.
Image Podcast episodes | Jan 10 2023 From Our Neurons to Yours Announcing: From Our Neurons to Yours! On this show, we criss-cross scientific disciplines to bring you to the frontiers of brain science, one simple question at a time.
Image Research news | Jan 9 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute The rebirth of psychedelic medicine Researchers at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute are at the forefront of a seismic shift that’s putting a spotlight on once taboo psychedelic substances as a promising new frontier in psychiatric medicine.
Image Research news | Dec 19 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience A fish’s life: How the short-lived Killifish could reveal principles of human ag... New insights into the drivers of aging are emerging from research using an automated system for care and monitoring of hundreds of short-lived fish developed in the Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute’s Sandbox Laboratory.
Image Research news | Dec 12 2022 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Brains could help solve a fundamental problem in computer engineering Stanford bioengineering professor Kwabena Boahen looks toward dendrites for a completely novel way of thinking about computer chips.
Image Press coverage | Dec 12 2022 San Jose Mercury News Hopeful glimmers in long war on Alzheimer’s disease New study builds the foundation for future success against brain decline.
Image Knight Initiative news | Dec 8 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Bold ideas to advance healthy brain aging win inaugural Knight Initiative grants The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.
Image Research news | Nov 15 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Preprint Alert: New liquid biomarker for Parkinson's disease Knight Initiative researchers report that they identified novel molecular markers capable of tracking the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
