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RESEARCH DISCOVERIES AT STANFORD

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What are the benefits of using animals in research? Important discoveries create cures for both humans and animals.

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For the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.

2022: Carolyn Bertozzi, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with Morten Meldal University of Copenhagen, and
K. Barry Sharpless Scripps Research

Read more:  Stanford’s Carolyn Bertozzi Wins Nobel in Chemistry>>

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For their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells

2013: Thomas Südhof, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with James Rothman of Yale University and Randy Schekman of UC Berkeley

Read more: Thomas Südhof Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine >>

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For recognizing that certain RNA molecules can be used to turn off specific genes in animal cells.

2006: Andrew Fire, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Craig Mello of the University of Massachusetts Medical School

Read more: Andrew Fire Shares Nobel Prize for Discovering How Double-Stranded RNA Can Switch off Genes >>

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Experts break down peptides, the latest wellness trend

August 10, 2026 - StanfordReport

Peptides are everywhere online, touted for looksmaxxing, muscle building, and weight loss. Stanford Medicine experts explain what it is – and isn’t – backed by evidence.

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Alzheimer’s-implicated protein tau scrambles nerve cells’ powerpacks

August 06, 2026 - Stanford Medicine News Center

In a paradigm shift, a Stanford Medicine-led study reveals a new role for a well-known protein, tau, linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Breakdown of immune cells’ interaction is key driver in aging, study finds

July 16, 2026 - Stanford Medicine News Center

Two immune cell types’ contact plays a major role in aging. Blocking a hormone’s influence on one of those cell types halted mice’s age-associated decline in multiple organs.

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Teaching Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct

May 13, 2026 - Stanford Medicine -
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Q&A with Steven Corsello, MD, on a new approach to treating pancreatic cancer.

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New hope for treating a rare genetic disease before birth

March 11, 2026 - StanfordReport

Stanford Medicine scientists are launching a clinical trial of prenatal transplants, using stem cells from the mother, to treat a rare genetic disease called Fanconi anemia before a baby is born.

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