The Academy elects members who are leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs, recognizing their exceptional contributions in their fields and professions. Read More »
Our brains become less adept at making new neurons as we age, which gets in the way of holding onto memories and has devastating consequences for people with degenerative brain diseases and brain injuries. Now, discoveries about the impact of glucose in mouse brains suggest routes for eliciting new neuron growth in old brains. Read More »
Mutations in a complex that helps proteins fold correctly are tied to developmental disorders that include seizures and intellectual disability, Stanford Medicine-led research has found. Read More »
Six Stanford faculty are among the newest members of an organization created in 1863 to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology. Read More »
Dr. Thomas Rando, a renowned neurologist and stem cell biologist, has been named director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. Read More »
The idea that aging and illness go hand and hand is, of course, nothing new. What’s new is the newfound confidence of scientists that “aging” can be measured, reverse-engineered and controlled. Read more »
We’ve all met older adults who seem younger, whose bodies and brains seem decades nimbler than their actual ages, and wondered, “What makes them different?” Despite the wide range of supplements and related products that claim, without scientific evidence, that they can turn back the years, the key to foiling Father Time may lie in the field of epigenetics. Read more »
Eight faculty members from the School of Medicine and one from the School of Humanities and Sciences have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More »