Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Nike founder Philip H. Knight and his wife Penny have made a new $90 million gift to extend the work of the Knight Initiative For Brain Resilience at Stanford University’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

A $90 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight will extend the work of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

In this research roundup, we look back on some of the ways Knight Initiative scientists have been pursuing ways to keep our minds sharp well into old age

Shingles vaccines appear to have a protective benefit, Knight Initiative researcher Pascal Geldsetzer has shown.

Researchers who videotaped every moment in the lives of 81 African turquoise killfish gleaned intriguing insights into the aging process that may also apply to humans

Stanford Medicine neurologists explain what is known—and still unknown—about the Alzheimer's gender gap

Knight Initiative researchers created a new atlas of aging in the killifish tracks how organs change over time, revealing processes implicated in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

The Rosenkranz Aging and Rejuvenation Seed Grant Program announced eight innovative new research projects with additional support from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

After building a Truman Show experiment, scientists were able to predict the lifespans of their 81 subjects

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