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A regulatory protein actively blocks the expression of non-neuronal genes in nerve cells, according to new Stanford research. The finding suggests there are many master regulators to help cell types maintain their identities.

Researchers at the School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital are testing easier ways for younger children with Type 1 diabetes to get the doses of insulin they need.

A free webinar on the Zika virus will be the first in a series of continuing medical education seminars on controversial issues in medicine, hosted by Stanford experts.

Stanford cancer researchers Ronald Levy and Howard Chang have been named Outstanding Investigators by the National Cancer Institute. They were awarded grants of up to $7 million over six years to advance their studies.

The daylong conference at Stanford will create a platform for discussion of policy, research and venture topics with a variety of speakers.

Volunteers assemble unused flowers from florists, grocery stores and flower markets into new bouquets, then hand deliver them to patients at Stanford Hospital and other Bay Area hospitals.

A Stanford-led team of researchers has developed tiny bubbles that bind to malignant tumors, making them visible to ultrasound imaging.

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Stanford hands out its first grants to researchers who hope to translate scientific discoveries into new therapies for cancer patients.