Drug blocks Zika, other mosquito-borne viruses in cell cultures A new Stanford study details how to shut off proteins in mammalian cells to keep viruses such as Zika, dengue and West Nile from replicating in them.

Brain zap saps destructive urges A characteristic electrical-activity pattern in a key brain region predicts impulsive actions just before they occur. A brief electrical pulse at just the right time can prevent them, Stanford scientists have found.

New technique could reveal immunotherapy targets Stanford scientists have developed a biochemical screen that identifies molecules critical to immunotherapy for a host of diseases, including cancer.

Use of chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer declines Chemotherapy use for early stage breast cancer declined from 2013 to 2015, possibly due to a preference for less toxic treatments, according to researchers at Stanford and the University of Michigan.

New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths Six groups of researchers, including one from Stanford, collaborated to study the effect of advances in breast cancer screening and treatment on mortality rates.

Drug increases speed, safety of treatment for multiple food allergies Combining an antibody drug, omalizumab, with a procedure to desensitize children to multiple food allergies is safe and effective, according to a new study by Stanford researchers.

New device selects healthy sperm A new sperm-sorting device built at Stanford filters the unfit from the fit and could help improve infertility treatments.