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1. Knight Initiative news Knight symposium highlights advances in brain resilience research

   The Knight Initiative's Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase featured a wide range of promising new approaches to understanding brain aging, resilience, and neurodegeneration.

   Jul 10 2024

   • Brain aging

   

2. New York Times New drug approved for early Alzheimer’s

   The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease, but which also carry safety risks according to Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience affiliate Mike Greicius and others.

   Jul 2 2024

   • Brain aging
   • Clinical / translational research

   

3. Research news 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.

   Mar 27 2024

   • Brain aging
   • Molecules and cells
   • Clinical / translational research

   

4. Research news Alzheimer’s risk gene tied to fatty blobs in brain’s immune cells

   Recent research supported by the Knight Initiative has identified a link between lipid droplets in the microglia to a known genetic risk factor for AD.

   Mar 20 2024

   • Clinical / translational research
   • Brain aging
   • Molecules and cells

   

5. Research news Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers show promise for early diagnosis

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

   Mar 19 2024

   • Brain aging
   • Discovery science
   • Molecules and cells

   

6. Stanford Medicine Weight loss caused by common diabetes drug tied to “anti-hunger” molecule in study

   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.

   Mar 18 2024

   • Brain aging

   

7. Podcast episodes The clocks in your body

   This week, we sit down with neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray to learn about how some of your organs may be aging faster than the rest of you.

   Mar 7 2024

   • Molecules and cells
   • Brain aging
   • Clinical / translational research

   

8. Podcast episodes Redefining Parkinson's Disease

   This week on From Our Neurons to Yours, we sit down with Stanford neurologist Kathleen Poston to learn about a sea change in our understanding of Parkinson's Disease.

   Feb 29 2024

   • Molecules and cells
   • Brain aging
   • Clinical / translational research

   

9. Research news Knight-funded research uncovers gene mutations that may prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

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

   Feb 22 2024

   • Brain aging
   • Clinical / translational research
   • Discovery science

   

10. Wu Tsai Neuro News Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative announce 2024 postdoctoral scholars

    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.

    Jan 22 2024

    • Technology development
    • Circuits and systems
    • Clinical / translational research

    

11. 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.

    Dec 26 2023

    • Brain aging
    • Clinical / translational research

    

12. Wu Tsai Neuro News Neurosciences seed grants fuel research in childhood epilepsy, eating disorders, Alzheimer's and more

    The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University is proud to announce the recipients of its fifth round of Seed Grants.

    Dec 18 2023

    • Technology development
    • Clinical / translational research
    • Discovery science

    

13. Research news Blood Cells Mutated in Old Age Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

    Pathologist Siddhartha Jaiswal discovers a surprising twist to our biology: age-related mutations that increase the risk of blood disease also protect against brain disease.

    Aug 24 2023

    • Brain aging
    • Clinical / translational research
    • Molecules and cells

    

14. Research news To study aging, researchers give killifish the CRISPR treatment

    A new study demonstrating CRISPR gene editing in killifish opens the doors for ambitious research on the biological drivers of aging.

    May 16 2023

    • Brain aging
    • Discovery science
    • Molecules and cells

    

15. Wu Tsai Neuro News Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars

    Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.

    Jan 27 2023

    • Discovery science
    • Clinical / translational research
    • Technology development

    

16. Knight Initiative news 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.

    Dec 8 2022

    • Brain aging
    • Brain development
    • Brain function

    

17. Researcher profiles Q&A: How the aging immune system impacts brain health

    Katrin Andreasson discusses how immune cells can cause harmful brain inflammation and contribute to the development of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.

    May 25 2022

    • Clinical / translational research
    • Circuits and systems
    • Brain aging

    

18. Research news Young cerebrospinal fluid may hold keys to healthy brain aging

    With a new study published in Nature, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute researchers are helping to show that the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes our brains holds clues to healthy brain aging.

    May 25 2022

    • Brain aging
    • Clinical / translational research
    • Molecules and cells