neuroscience

Exclusive By Olivia Goldhill

Athira Pharma CEO placed on leave amid allegations of altered images in her research papers

First Opinion By Dana P. Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla

FDA’s approval of aducanumab paves the way for ‘more momentous’ Alzheimer’s breakthroughs

Health By Sara Reardon

Covid-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise

Biotech By Adam Feuerstein

STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on the latest in neuroscience and CNS drug development

In the Lab By Usha Lee McFarling

‘It looks like a spaghetti bowl’: Scientists reveal a precise structure in a fabled worm’s tangled brain

Biotech By Matthew Herper

Experts encouraged by Denali’s early results in study of Hunter syndrome drug

In the Lab By Eric Boodman

Genetic reprogramming rejuvenates nerve cells and restores vision in mice

Health By Meghana Keshavan

A MacArthur ‘genius’ will likely use his grant to support his wife’s work — in the name of science

The Readout LOUD By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein

The FDA’s chaotic week, Trump’s effect on science, and Musk’s big reveal

By Rebecca Robbins, Casey Ross and Erin Brodwin

STAT Health Tech: Elon Musk’s secretive brain implants startup & Verily’s move into health insurance

Health By Hyacinth Empinado and Theresa Gaffney

Watch: What day is it? How pandemic stress alters your perception of time

Biotech By Damian Garde and Matthew Herper

Coles-led Cerevel Therapeutics to raise $445 million to develop brain drugs with fewer side effects

In the Lab By Theresa Gaffney

How does exercise benefit the aging brain? Transfusing blood from active mice into sedentary ones suggests an answer

Biotech By Adam Feuerstein

Yumanity Therapeutics, Merck strike deal aimed at developing new medicines for neurodegenerative disease

In the Lab By Juliet Isselbacher

By tricking mice into sensing fake smells, scientists decode how the brain recognizes scent

In the Lab By Shraddha Chakradhar

Researchers develop a non-invasive way to manipulate neurons to study behavior

In the Lab By Megan Thielking

Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside

In the Lab By Eric Boodman

The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

First Opinion By Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Microglia: a new target in the brain for depression, Alzheimer’s, and more?

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Scientists show mice an Orson Welles movie, then disprove dogma about how vision works

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Research using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease

Health By Andrew Joseph

A new Alzheimer’s therapy is approved in China, delivering a surprise for the field but also questions

Health By Nicholas Florko

Taking stock of Alzheimer’s research: Experts offer takes on Biogen, the NIH, and the amyloid hypothesis

Health By Andrew Joseph

Alzheimer’s patients in Biogen trial, jolted by revival of drug, press for access once again