Featured News 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 Research news | Jun 17, 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute It’s time to revamp the motor homunculus An update to the 89-year-old model shows that the brain’s motor cortex isn’t as neatly organized as previously thought Image Research news | Jun 15, 2026 Stanford Medicine Cell types' biological age predicts our disease risk A blood-test analysis can determine the biological ages of individual cell types and predict the health consequences Image Knight Initiative news | May 26, 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Slowing aging, predicting lifespan, and excitement for the future at the Knight ... The symposium showcased research ranging from rejuvenating the brain’s immune system to predicting cognitive health, and celebrated the next chapter of the Knight Initiative Displaying 833 - 848 news posts of 1473 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 NeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering Image Research news | May 13, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Blocking protein curbs memory loss in old mice Impeding VCAM1, a protein that tethers circulating immune cells to blood vessel walls, enabled old mice to perform as well on memory and learning tests as young mice, a Stanford study found. Image Research news | May 10, 2019 Stanford Magazine Why Dance Matters OK, OK, it can be intimidating. You have to follow the beat and maybe even put yourself in uncomfortable proximity to total strangers. But the cognitive and emotional payoffs, say faculty, students and patients, are profound. Image Research news | May 9, 2019 Stanford Medicine - Scope Caregiving for a partner with brain cancer: A personal story In this essay, which originally appeared in Months to Years, writer Nicole Hardina reflects on caregiving for her partner who was dying of brain cancer. Image Press coverage | May 8, 2019 The New York Times In This Doctor’s Office, a Physical Exam Like No Other Genetic and molecular analysis of 109 volunteers turned up hidden health problems in about half of them. Critics say the approach amounted to ‘carpet-bombing’ the body. 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Image Press coverage | May 1, 2019 The Wall Street Journal Stanford Pushes Executives to Get ‘Touchy Feely’ University’s M.B.A. program seeks new revenue by offering popular emotional intelligence course to working people; ‘This isn’t therapy’ Image Research news | May 1, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Hormone reduces social impairment in kids with autism In a Stanford study of 30 children with autism, intranasal vasopressin improved social skills more than a placebo, suggesting that the hormone may treat core features of the disorder. Image Press coverage | May 1, 2019 Science Can manipulating a ‘social’ hormone’s activity treat autism? Opposite approaches to altering the activity of vasopressin in the brain improved some social deficits in people with autism. 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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 Research news | Jun 17, 2026 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute It’s time to revamp the motor homunculus An update to the 89-year-old model shows that the brain’s motor cortex isn’t as neatly organized as previously thought
Image Research news | Jun 15, 2026 Stanford Medicine Cell types' biological age predicts our disease risk A blood-test analysis can determine the biological ages of individual cell types and predict the health consequences
Image Knight Initiative news | May 26, 2026 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Slowing aging, predicting lifespan, and excitement for the future at the Knight ... The symposium showcased research ranging from rejuvenating the brain’s immune system to predicting cognitive health, and celebrated the next chapter of the Knight Initiative
Image Research news | May 13, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Blocking protein curbs memory loss in old mice Impeding VCAM1, a protein that tethers circulating immune cells to blood vessel walls, enabled old mice to perform as well on memory and learning tests as young mice, a Stanford study found.
Image Research news | May 10, 2019 Stanford Magazine Why Dance Matters OK, OK, it can be intimidating. You have to follow the beat and maybe even put yourself in uncomfortable proximity to total strangers. But the cognitive and emotional payoffs, say faculty, students and patients, are profound.
Image Research news | May 9, 2019 Stanford Medicine - Scope Caregiving for a partner with brain cancer: A personal story In this essay, which originally appeared in Months to Years, writer Nicole Hardina reflects on caregiving for her partner who was dying of brain cancer.
Image Press coverage | May 8, 2019 The New York Times In This Doctor’s Office, a Physical Exam Like No Other Genetic and molecular analysis of 109 volunteers turned up hidden health problems in about half of them. Critics say the approach amounted to ‘carpet-bombing’ the body.
Image Research news | May 8, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Study shows how big data can be used for personal health Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease, a Stanford-led study reports.
Image Research news | May 6, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute New research links brain injury from low oxygen to specific cells Low oxygen levels during brain development may cause particular cells to differentiate too soon, a Stanford-led study found.
Image Research news | May 6, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Stanford researchers identify brain region activated by Pokémon characters Adults who played Pokémon videogames extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and other characters from the series.
Image Press coverage | May 3, 2019 Los Angeles Times Sleeping pills: A risk of car crashes, gunshot wounds and Jason Bourne amnesia Millions of Americans take millions of sleeping pills every year — a sign, many experts say, that human beings weren’t designed to live in a wired world of constant stimulation.
Image Press coverage | May 3, 2019 Futurism / The Bute Stanford Scientist Says In-Ear Gadgets Will Monitor Our Brains The ear is like a biological equivalent of a USB port.
Image Press coverage | May 2, 2019 Live Science Why Does Time Fly When You're Having Fun? Do you know how much time has passed since you started reading this mystery?
Image Press coverage | May 1, 2019 Spectrum IEEE Hearables Will Monitor Your Brain and Body to Augment Your Life Devices tucked inside your ears will make technology more personal than ever before.
Image Press coverage | May 1, 2019 The Wall Street Journal Stanford Pushes Executives to Get ‘Touchy Feely’ University’s M.B.A. program seeks new revenue by offering popular emotional intelligence course to working people; ‘This isn’t therapy’
Image Research news | May 1, 2019 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Hormone reduces social impairment in kids with autism In a Stanford study of 30 children with autism, intranasal vasopressin improved social skills more than a placebo, suggesting that the hormone may treat core features of the disorder.
Image Press coverage | May 1, 2019 Science Can manipulating a ‘social’ hormone’s activity treat autism? Opposite approaches to altering the activity of vasopressin in the brain improved some social deficits in people with autism.
Image Awards and honors | Apr 30, 2019 Stanford Medicine - News Center Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences Karla Kirkegaard, Mark Krasnow and William Weis are now part of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology.
Image Research news | Apr 29, 2019 NeuWrite West Your Brain Comes with Noise Canceling A team of scientists at Duke University, sought to understand how the brain predicts and turns down sounds that arise during self-movement.
