The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute uses the latest technologies, an ecosystem of partners, and an integrated approach to make meaningful progress in the advancement of brain health. Its published works detailing breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and addiction caught the attention of producers of the iconic CBS News program, 60 Minutes.

Domestic violence survivors often face unseen injuries, including brain trauma. Dr. Javier Cardenas spoke with NBC News, highlighting the RNI’s innovative treatments that help survivors heal and regain their strength.

Doctors at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are testing the experimental procedure on patients for whom other treatments didn’t work.

Fifty-five attorneys general around the country have now signed on to a $7.4 billion settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, over the opioid crisis. Dr. Patrick Marshalek appeared on CBS Evening News to talk about the drug’s impact.

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, via pacemaker technology may help those battling the addiction, which kills 128 Americans every day.

At age 61, Judi Polak is five years into a bleak diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease. But last year she made medical history in a clinical trial, when a team of scientists, engineers and practitioners deployed a novel device to take aim at a big barrier in the fight against her illness.

The April clinical trial session at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute opens a window into a growing school of research that repurposes a tried-and-true scientific tool, ultrasound, in a more focused fashion.