Topic: Advancing Neuroscience May 15, 2025 Overlooked cell type orchestrates brain rewiringRather than neurons, brain cells known as astrocytes take charge in shaping response to signal involved in vigilance, mouse study shows.News Release May 12, 2025 Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial settingSide effects of lecanemab are manageable, study finds.News Release May 6, 2025 Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow throughAmong reasons for declining, research participants say knowing would be a burden to themselves, family members.News Release April 24, 2025 Research explores neurobiology underlying common depression symptom$6.5 million grant from Wellcome Trust supports effort to understand, treat chronic loss of energy.News Release April 10, 2025 Brain pathway links inflammation to loss of motivation, energy in advanced cancerStudy in mice shows motivation can be restored with targeted treatments.News Release March 31, 2025 Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementiaCould help determine which patients are likely to benefit from new Alzheimer’s drugs.News Release March 21, 2025 Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old miceResearch opens door to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.News Release March 19, 2025 Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementiaClinical trial of people destined to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shows eliminating amyloid from brain may prevent symptoms, supports need for confirmatory studies.News Release March 10, 2025 Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study findsMale – but not female – rats in chronic pain self-administer increasing amounts of fentanyl, which is prevented with estrogen treatment.News Release March 7, 2025 $4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology researchGrant funds WashU Medicine’s pursuit of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.News Release March 5, 2025 Compound harnesses cannabis’ pain-relieving properties without side effectsMouse study points to an effective alternative to opioids.News Release February 12, 2025 His genes forecast Alzheimer’s. His brain had other plans.Source: National Public Radio February 10, 2025 Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimer’sStudy offers clues to treatment, prevention.News Release February 4, 2025 New study will try to stop Alzheimer’s decades before it begins, using experimental Eli Lilly drugSource: Endpoints News January 15, 2025 Fatal neurodegenerative disease in kids also affects the bowelGene therapy, in mice modeling Batten disease, found to slow symptoms, extend lifespan .News Release November 18, 2024 Researchers define new subtypes of common brain disorderArtificial intelligence identified 3 subtypes of Chiari type-1 malformations, could improve medical decision making .News Release October 31, 2024 Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kidsStudy identifies genes that cause rare, undiagnosed brain malformations.News Release October 30, 2024 Healthy brains suppress inappropriate immune responsesHarnessing this process may offer therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS, mouse study suggests.News Release October 8, 2024 Kepecs awarded NIH Director’s Pioneer AwardGrant will support research into how brain reads immune signals to drive behavior.National Leaders September 4, 2024 Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injuryMouse study shows engineered immune cell therapy protects damaged neurons.News Release August 23, 2024 Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s diseaseFindings could point to new strategies to treat Alzheimer’s.News Release July 25, 2024 Fort Neuroscience Research Building earns LEED GoldDesign considered environment, energy use from interior lighting to exterior landscape.Medical Campus & Community April 15, 2024 Epilepsy drug prevents brain tumors in mice with NF1Study lays groundwork for clinical trial aimed at preventing brain tumors in children with NF1.News Release March 8, 2024 How the mind works: Thinking about thinkingInvestigating how the cells, circuits and structures of the brain give rise to the complex mental functions that make us who we are.Outlook Magazine Posts navigation 1 2 Next ›