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Neuroscience news from STAT includes articles about the latest research into brain function and disorders, plus feature stories of people living with neurological conditions. Here’s the latest and most-read articles on topics including brain implants and brain imaging, and diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and ALS.

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Health Matthew Herper

A Parkinson’s ‘game changer,’ backed by Michael J. Fox, could lead to new diagnostics and, someday, treatments

First Opinion Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox: As a Parkinson’s patient, I felt a little left behind by biology’s century — until now

In the Lab Sharon Begley

‘Microdosing’ is touted by ’shroomers and Reddit users. Science is starting to test their claims — and finding some truth

A STAT Investigation Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: ‘I’m just disgusted’: How alleged sexual misconduct stole one student’s passion for academic science

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

‘It is a balance’: Scientists grapple with ethics of cutting-edge stem cell research

First Opinion Mona Gable

Not all there: My mother’s lobotomy

Health Usha Lee McFarling

MRI scans reveal disparate impact of poverty and other ‘toxic stress’ on brains of Black children

In the Lab Sharon Begley

Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute

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Exclusive Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: ‘It was my call’: Stanford president defends decision not to correct key paper in misconduct investigation

Biotech Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Genentech review of Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no evidence of fraud — but hints at a different misconduct case

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Special Report Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Research misconduct allegations put Stanford’s president — and science — under an uncomfortable spotlight

Biotech Matthew Herper and Allison DeAngelis

STAT Plus: ‘This is not a cure’: Consensus begins to emerge on new Alzheimer’s drug

In the Lab Megan Molteni

On the long road to treating Huntington’s genetic stutter, scientists return to overlooked clues

Health Usha Lee McFarling

Brains of Black Americans age faster, study finds, with racial stressors a likely factor

Health Megan Molteni

Brain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality

In the Lab Brittany Trang

Faster brain imaging technique seems to overcome limitations of current MRI scans

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Human neurons implanted in a rodent’s brain lead a rat to water — and make it drink

Biotech Damian Garde

FDA approves ALS drug from Amylyx, giving patients a much-needed treatment option

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain

Health Megan Molteni

Zapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory

Biotech Damian Garde

STAT Plus: FDA approves Axsome’s fast-acting treatment for major depression

First Opinion William G. Woods

As a pediatric cancer researcher, I admired the FDA. Then I got ALS

In the Lab Akila Muthukumar Valliammai

From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

How does the brain decide what memories are good and bad? A new mouse study offers clues

In the Lab Kasra Zarei

Three burning questions about the first brain reference charts

Biotech Allison DeAngelis and Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Neumora, ambitious startup focused on neuroscience, considers filing for an IPO

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

Four neuroscientists win Kavli Prize for discovering genes behind serious brain disorders

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Transfusion of brain fluid from young mice is a memory-elevating elixir for old animals

Biotech Allison DeAngelis

STAT Plus: Startups are turning to a century-old technology to fuel a resurgence in neuro drug development

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

Swapping out the brain’s cleanup crew treats neurological disease in mice, study shows

First Opinion David Beier, Lucy Nalbach Tournas and Gary Marchant

Applied neuroscience needs a task force to craft effective governance

In the Lab Tino Delamerced

Newly discovered brain cells may be a memory filing system, study suggests

First Opinion Rev. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr.

A preacher’s new calling: Connecting neuroscience researchers as a way to advance social justice