STAT+: “This is not a cure”: Consensus begins to emerge on new Alzheimer’s drug
NEW YORK — A consensus may be emerging about how to prescribe the new Alzheimer’s…
Category: neuroscience
STAT+: On the long road to treating Huntington’s genetic stutter, scientists return to overlooked clues
In the spring of 1981, a geneticist from Indianapolis and a neurologist from Chicago got…
Brains of Black Americans age faster, study finds, with racial stressors a likely factor
The brains of Black adults in the U.S. age more quickly than those of white…
Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality
In 2003, Pancho’s life changed forever. That’s when a car crash sent the 20-year-old farm…
Faster brain imaging technique seems to overcome limitations of current MRI scans
Research often proceeds in a logical progression, new studies building upon a detailed understanding of…
Human neurons implanted in a rodent’s brain lead a rat to water — and make it drink
The scientist flicked on a laser, filling the rat’s brain with blue light. The rodent,…
FDA approves ALS drug from Amylyx, giving patients a much-needed treatment option
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medicine for ALS from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals on…
NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday announced more than $600 million in fresh funding…
Zapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory
Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days…
STAT+: FDA approves Axsome’s fast-acting treatment for major depression
After a lengthy review, the Food and Drug Administration approved a fast-acting depression treatment from…
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Opinion: As a pediatric cancer researcher, I admired the FDA. Then I got ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as I have unfortunately come to learn, is a terrible disease…
From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift
Carina Block was working an overnight shift in the U.S. Navy base in Japan, guiding…
How does the brain decide what memories are good and bad? A new mouse study offers clues
SAN DIEGO — Your first kiss. The blissful cool of ice cream. That time you…
Three burning questions about the first brain reference charts
Scientists have created the first reference charts for the human brain, mapping its growth from…
STAT+: Neumora, ambitious startup focused on neuroscience, considers filing for an IPO
Neumora Therapeutics, the neuroscience company launched last year in a bid to revitalize a field…
Four neuroscientists win Kavli Prize for discovering genes behind serious brain disorders
Four neuroscientists who discovered the genes involved in a host of serious brain disorders won…
Transfusion of brain fluid from young mice is a memory-elevating elixir for old animals
For a human, one of the first signs someone is getting old is the inability…
STAT+: Startups are turning to a century-old technology to fuel a resurgence in neuro drug development
Biotechs are used to turning to genetics as guideposts in developing new medications. Now, a…
Swapping out the brain’s cleanup crew treats neurological disease in mice, study shows
From anemia to leukemia, unhealthy cells can make for unhealthy people, but replacing these cells…
Opinion: Applied neuroscience needs a task force to craft effective governance
In the United States alone, more than 100 million people are affected by at least…
Newly discovered brain cells may be a memory filing system, study suggests
A scientist opens a laptop in front of a patient. On screen, a boy, tied…
STAT+: Mutations tied to blood cancers and other diseases may surprisingly protect against Alzheimer’s
ATLANTA — When key mutations strike bone marrow stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells,…
STAT+: In the blood of marathoning mice, scientists find clues to how exercise benefits the brain
If you give a mouse a wheel, it will run, and run, and run: between…
Using optogenetics, scientists pinpoint the location and timing of memory formation in mice
A mouse finds itself in a box it’s seen before; inside, its white walls are…
Opinion: I’m almost always the only Hmong American scientist in the room. Yet I was told I come from a group overrepresented in STEM
I grew up in a small, low-income community surrounded by diverse groups of people, including…
STAT+: Startup Spotlight: Vigil Neuroscience hopes to eventually target the rare disease ALSP
Vigil Neuroscience has revealed the first condition that it will target: a rare, genetic neurodegenerative…
Researchers use machine learning to translate brain signals from a paralyzed patient into text
Assistive technologies such as handheld tablets and eye-tracking devices are increasingly helping give voice to…
STAT+: Athira Pharma CEO placed on leave amid allegations of altered images in her research papers
The chief executive of Athira Pharma, a biotech developing treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative…
Opinion: FDA’s approval of aducanumab paves the way for ‘more momentous’ Alzheimer’s breakthroughs
The Food and Drug Administration yanked the fight against Alzheimer’s out of the mire with…
Covid-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise
While the Covid-19 pandemic put many human research studies on hold, neuroscientist Grainne McAlonan of…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on the latest in neuroscience and CNS drug development
Editors note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
Opinion: A skeptic’s take on Neuralink and other consumer neurotech
The titans of Silicon Valley say that the brain-computer interface revolution is coming, and neurotech…
STAT+: New monkey model of Alzheimer’s disease may accelerate search for human treatments
Researchers reported Thursday that they have created a new model for studying treatments of Alzheimer’s…
STAT+: ‘It looks like a spaghetti bowl’: Scientists reveal a precise structure in a fabled worm’s tangled brain
Using Facebook-like algorithms, a bespoke microscope, and hefty doses of patience, a team of scientists…
STAT+: Experts encouraged by Denali’s early results in study of Hunter syndrome drug
A preliminary study of a medicine developed by Denali Therapeutics to treat Hunter syndrome, a…
STAT+: Genetic reprogramming rejuvenates nerve cells and restores vision in mice
For years now, biologists have been practicing a kind of time travel. You can take…
Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute
Whether crows, ravens, and other “corvids” are making multipart tools like hooked sticks to reach…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils prototype of brain implants — and looks toward clinical trials
Elon Musk on Friday unveiled a coin-sized prototype of a brain implant developed by his…
The FDA’s chaotic week, Trump’s effect on science, and Musk’s big reveal
Can the Food and Drug Administration survive Trump? Are drug reviewers in the deep state?…
STAT Health Tech: Elon Musk’s secretive brain implants startup & Verily’s move into health insurance
A version of this digest first appeared in the weekly STAT Health Tech newsletter. To…
STAT Plus: As Elon Musk’s Neuralink prepares to draw back the curtain, ex-employees describe rushed timelines clashing with science’s slow pace
The hype from Elon Musk has been coming for weeks: This Friday, his secretive brain-implants…
Watch: What day is it? How pandemic stress alters your perception of time
Sunday, Monday, July, August — do these words still have meaning? Time can feel like…
STAT Plus: Coles-led Cerevel Therapeutics to raise $445 million to develop brain drugs with fewer side effects
Cerevel Therapeutics, a Boston neuroscience company spun out from Pfizer in 2018 and led by…
STAT Plus: How does exercise benefit the aging brain? Transfusing blood from active mice into sedentary ones suggests an answer
Exercise has been shown to slow cognitive decline in aging, but scientists haven’t known why….
STAT Plus: Yumanity Therapeutics, Merck strike deal aimed at developing new medicines for neurodegenerative disease
Yumanity Therapeutics, a small neuroscience-focused startup co-founded by longtime biotech executive Tony Coles, is pairing…
Using human brain tissue in lab dishes, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s
A small 3D version of the human brain develops key features of Alzheimer’s disease when…
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STAT Plus: Researchers develop a non-invasive way to manipulate neurons to study behavior
A version of this article first ran in Morning Rounds, STAT’s newsletter offering a daily…
Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside
Scientists in Germany have turned human organs transparent and captured pictures of the complex cellular…
The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test
Mondays are vodka days. For the members of Dr. Kristina Simonyan’s lab, this is not…
Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain
To be black in America is to literally feel greater pain than non-Hispanic white people…