Neuroscience News

Two new studies supported by the Knight Initiative highlight groundbreaking new early biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disease.

Research supported by the Knight Initiative found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug associated with moderate weight loss, stimulates the production of lac-phe, a molecule abundant after exercise.

Dentate spikes in the rodent hippocampus support learning by linking introspective thoughts and memories with current circumstances, according to new research supported by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

Julia Salzman transitioned from a statistics professor at Columbia University to a postdoctoral researcher in a biochemistry lab at Stanford to merge statistics with biology and redefine genomics analysis. She shares her unique journey to becoming a professor in data science, biochemistry, and statistics at Stanford.

Disabling the notorious APOE4 gene might protect against the disease, according to research from Michael Greicius and team.

This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo to explore the intersection of memory and navigation.

A new AI model developed by Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Vinod Menon and team can distinguish between male and female brains, playing a crucial role in human brain development, aging, and the manifestation of psychiatric and neurological disorders.

The International Society for Stem Cell Research awards Sergiu P. Paşca the 2024 ISSCR Momentum Award for his achievements in neurodevelopment and disease.

This week, we talk with psychiatrist Neir Eshel about dopamine, the difference between 'liking' and 'wanting,' and new ways of thinking about Parkinson's disease and addiction.

Leaders of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute reflect on a decade of boundary-breaking study of the brain and what lies ahead for Stanford’s widespread neurosciences community.

Neuroscientists have long been frustrated that they cannot access or examine brain tissue. But by reserve-engineering cells in the lab, Sergiu Pașca can now study brain disorders on a molecular level.

How to know if your organs are ‘older’ than you are, and ways to slow down biological aging according to Knight Initiative director Tony Wyss-Coray and others.

Knight Initiative director Tony Wyss-Coray and others are leading the development of a test measuring organ-specific proteins in the blood as a simple and sensible way to estimate biological age.

We are proud to welcome the 2024 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars — ten young scientists pursuing novel, multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding the workings of the brain.

Students learned how behind every success is a story of perseverance, frustration, and failure in a fall quarter class featuring Stanford’s own Nobel laureates and MacArthur “genius” fellows, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Michelle Monje.

The science to advance our understanding of the aging process—and to potentially slow it down—has made important strides. One of the leading scientists responsible for this work is Professor Tony Wyss-Coray, whose work has focused on brain aging.