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Fellowships empower emerging neuroscientists

Stanford undergrads and local community college students did hands-on research in the neurosciences this summer through the NeURO and NeURO-CC fellowships.

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Age-related mutations in blood cells may protect against Alzheimer’s

Age-related mutations in blood cells are known to increase the risk of cancer, heart attack, and stroke. In a strange twist, researchers have found the same changes might offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease.

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Researchers aim to improve gut function for preterm babies

Researchers hope to improve intestinal function for preterm babies through foundational research on the “second brain.”

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Using software engineering to restore speech in ALS patients

Erin Kunz on her circuitous route to studying the brain, and what it’s like to continue without her mentor, the late Krishna Shenoy.

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The ‘magic molecule’ produced when we exercise

A molecule produced when we exercise appears to be linked to health benefits like appetite regulation and improved learning and memory. Chemist Jonathan Z. Long explains in this episode of From our Neurons to Yours.

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How the body responds to exercise at the cellular level

Identifying the molecules that cells secrete in response to physical activity could be a key step toward making exercise as medicine a reality.

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Brain imaging workshop builds global community

Scientists from around the world learned about cutting-edge optical imaging technologies at the inaugural Advanced Techniques in Neuroimaging Workshop.

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To study aging, researchers give killifish the CRISPR treatment

The speckled, short-lived fish has become a promising model for studying the genetic factors that control aging across the lifespan.

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Unraveling the mysteries of brain fog

Michelle Monje discusses the persistent symptom that often plagues long-COVID patients in this episode of From Our Neurons to Yours.

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What if we could follow the development of neurological circuits in real time?

New technologies may soon make it possible for scientists to follow the development of neurological circuits in real time.

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