Stanford Neurology & Neurological Sciences

10/03/2025

The October LiveLung Virtual meeting will feature Seema Nagpal, MD, Clinical Professor of Neurology at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Nagpal will present “Leptomeningeal Metastases,” and highlight this serious complication of cancer, share how it is diagnosed and treated, and highlight advances in treatment that are helping patients live longer and better.

This free virtual educational meeting, held on **Wednesday, October 8 at 9:00 am PST.**

Learn more and register:
https://www.livelung.org/meetings/virtual

10/03/2025

Over the past decade, cell therapies have successfully treated many patients with blood cancers, and now Stanford Medicine researchers are translating that success to autoimmune disease, including through a first-of-its-kind cell therapy trial for multiple sclerosis.

https://stan.md/3KoJn0N

10/02/2025

Neurons don’t just wear out like kneecaps or hip sockets. They’re built to last. But with age, bad things can happen to them. A lot of it is triggered by what’s happening to immune cells outside of the brain.

09/23/2025

The genetic variant APOE4, carried by one-fifth of the world’s people, substantially boosts Alzheimer’s risk. But scientists have been puzzled about how to reverse that risk: punch up the gene variant’s potency, or smack it down? Now we know.

07/29/2025

In an analysis of more than 2 million patient records, researchers discovered that people taking angiotensin receptor blockers for high blood pressure were less likely to develop epilepsy.

06/22/2025

06/18/2025

At the Stanford Health Care Multiple Sclerosis Center, our specialists have extensive experience in treating complex and rare neurological conditions.

https://stan.md/3G89bfP

06/18/2025

DIPG is one of the most aggressive brain tumors, particularly devastating for children. Dr. Michelle Monje is leading innovative research in cancer neuroscience to combat these brain tumors. https://stanmed.stanford.edu/stopping-cancer-nervous-system-infiltration/

Stanford Medicine scientists founded a new field of cancer biology by showing how cancer cells tap into the nervous system.

06/10/2025

Neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart has led groundbreaking research that culminated in the FDA's recent approval of adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS), a personalized treatment for Parkinson’s disease. This innovative technology adjusts electrical pulses based on individual brain signals, offering a more effective and tailored approach to managing symptoms for millions affected by the condition.

We speak with neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart, who conducted research that led to the development of a technology recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

05/30/2025

Stanford neuro-oncologist Michelle Monje is pursuing a cure for a deadly pediatric brain cancer – and reshaping our understanding of how cancer and brain development intersect.

05/21/2025

PSP-MSA-CBD Caregiving Symposium
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10am-3pm PT
Online and In-Person (Stanford Campus)

This event is designed specifically for caregivers, partners, and family members who care for those with:
• progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
• multiple system atrophy (MSA)
• corticobasal degeneration (CBD) (Also referred to as corticobasal syndrome, or CBS.)

Register now! Space is limited (particularly for in-person attendance). The in-person event is for caregivers only. Obviously this doesn't apply to online attendance though the program is focused on caregiving.

There is a small registration fee. Scholarships are available.

Speakers include a Stanford movement disorder specialist on what caregivers can do for these three atypical parkinsonism disorders; a psychologist on the caregiver's journey; two social workers on the effects of neurological decline on the family unit; and a panel of PSP, MSA, and CBD caregivers, many of whom are Brain Support Network group members.

Attend Online
bit.ly/june14atypical-virtual
Registration ends on June 14, 11am PT

Attend In Person on Stanford Campus
bit.ly/june14atypical-campus
Registration ends on June 12, noon PT

05/20/2025

🎧 PODCAST 🎧 Inside the Epileptic Brain: How Myelin Plasticity Could Change Epilepsy Care

In this episode, Dr. explores how targeting myelination could change

https://ow.ly/zCSB50VHlTG (Episode 102)