Featured News Image news | Apr 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience sheds light on childhood gut disorders The recent discovery that intestinal neurons normally self-organize into a striped pattern around the time of birth could help explain wide-ranging GI disorders in children, say Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and her team Image news | Mar 27 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer’s Disease Pro-inflammatory protein TREM1 in peripheral immune cells may promote age-related cognitive decline and dementia, according to Knight Initiative–funded research. Image news | Mar 25 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuronal and synaptic genes expanded in size and diversity during evolution Wu Tsai Neuro research suggests giant genes could hold the key to the development of complex nervous systems across the animal kingdom. Image news | Mar 22 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Unlocking the secrets of myelin repair New research supported by Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute could lead to novel treatments for demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis. News Filter & Sort Sort by ThemeNeuroDiscovery NeuroHealth NeuroEngineering News TypeResearch news Press coverage Awards and honors Featured News Institute News Knight Initiative news Researcher profiles Podcast episodes Publications Director's messages Sort by Newest to oldest Oldest to newest Image news | Jan 12 2024 Stanford Report Nobel laureates and MacArthur fellows offer lessons in perseverance 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. Image news | Jan 10 2024 Focused Ultrasound Foundation A New Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation System for Preclinical Brain Research Researchers designed, built, and tested a new focused ultrasound neuromodulation system for preclinical brain research supported by a Seed Grant. Image news | Jan 9 2024 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine brings autopsy suite, morgue and decedent care into a single h... Stanford Hospital brings together two autopsy rooms, the morgue, including bereavement and viewing rooms, as well as decedent care team offices. The new space allows for more advanced research for the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience and others. Image news | Jan 5 2024 Stanford Medicine Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ... Stanford Medicine researchers, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Nolan Williams, find that ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive compound, safely led to improvements in depression, anxiety and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Image news | Jan 4 2024 Stanford Medicine Scientists use high-tech brain stimulation to make people more hypnotizable Stanford Medicine scientists, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates David Spiegel and Nolan Williams, used transcranial magnetic stimulation to temporarily enhance hypnotizability in patients with chronic pain, making them better candidates for hypnotherapy. Image news | Jan 3 2024 The Scientist Hijacking Neurons’ Adaptive Abilities With limited therapeutic options available, Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Michelle Monje and team have turned to studying the growth patterns of brain tumors that occur in glial cells to identify new treatment avenues. Image news | Dec 26 2023 Ground Truths (Eric Topol on Substack) Tony Wyss-Coray: The Science of Aging 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. Image news | Dec 19 2023 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine’s top scientific advancements of 2023 Members of Wu Tsai Neuro and the Knight Initiative were selected by the editors and writers of Stanford Communications for the most significant scientific achievements covered by Stanford Medicine in 2023. Pagination Previous page Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page
Image news | Apr 15 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience sheds light on childhood gut disorders The recent discovery that intestinal neurons normally self-organize into a striped pattern around the time of birth could help explain wide-ranging GI disorders in children, say Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and her team
Image news | Mar 27 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Research links age-related inflammation, microglia and Alzheimer’s Disease Pro-inflammatory protein TREM1 in peripheral immune cells may promote age-related cognitive decline and dementia, according to Knight Initiative–funded research.
Image news | Mar 25 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Neuronal and synaptic genes expanded in size and diversity during evolution Wu Tsai Neuro research suggests giant genes could hold the key to the development of complex nervous systems across the animal kingdom.
Image news | Mar 22 2024 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Unlocking the secrets of myelin repair New research supported by Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute could lead to novel treatments for demyelinating disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
Image news | Jan 12 2024 Stanford Report Nobel laureates and MacArthur fellows offer lessons in perseverance 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.
Image news | Jan 10 2024 Focused Ultrasound Foundation A New Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation System for Preclinical Brain Research Researchers designed, built, and tested a new focused ultrasound neuromodulation system for preclinical brain research supported by a Seed Grant.
Image news | Jan 9 2024 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine brings autopsy suite, morgue and decedent care into a single h... Stanford Hospital brings together two autopsy rooms, the morgue, including bereavement and viewing rooms, as well as decedent care team offices. The new space allows for more advanced research for the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience and others.
Image news | Jan 5 2024 Stanford Medicine Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ... Stanford Medicine researchers, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Nolan Williams, find that ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive compound, safely led to improvements in depression, anxiety and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Image news | Jan 4 2024 Stanford Medicine Scientists use high-tech brain stimulation to make people more hypnotizable Stanford Medicine scientists, including Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates David Spiegel and Nolan Williams, used transcranial magnetic stimulation to temporarily enhance hypnotizability in patients with chronic pain, making them better candidates for hypnotherapy.
Image news | Jan 3 2024 The Scientist Hijacking Neurons’ Adaptive Abilities With limited therapeutic options available, Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Michelle Monje and team have turned to studying the growth patterns of brain tumors that occur in glial cells to identify new treatment avenues.
Image news | Dec 26 2023 Ground Truths (Eric Topol on Substack) Tony Wyss-Coray: The Science of Aging 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.
Image news | Dec 19 2023 Stanford Medicine Stanford Medicine’s top scientific advancements of 2023 Members of Wu Tsai Neuro and the Knight Initiative were selected by the editors and writers of Stanford Communications for the most significant scientific achievements covered by Stanford Medicine in 2023.