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DRIVE students present updates from their summer research projects, concluding pilot program
– Maternal & Child Health Research InstituteDRIVE students present updates from their summer research projects, concluding pilot program
Congratulations to the inaugural cohort for the DRIVE (Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion are Vital for Excellence) in Research Pipeline Program! After spending the summer working with faculty mentors, the students presented their research projects on August 25th.
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Black-sheep immune cells activated to eliminate tumors in laboratory mice
Neutrophils often suppress the immune system’s response to cancer, but when activated, they eliminate several types of tumors in laboratory mice, a study led by Stanford Medicine has found.
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Stanford Medicine magazine spotlights social determinants of health, the nonmedical factors that make or break us
The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine features articles about the ways nonmedical factors can help or hinder our health and presents initiatives to promote health equity.
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NIH grant establishes Stanford Medicine as center of national diabetes training program
Stanford Medicine recently became the national center for a program to improve the diversity and increase the number of physician-scientists who are experts in Type 1 diabetes.
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Stanford School of Medicine withdraws from U.S. News & World Report rankings
School of Medicine withdraws from the news organization’s “Best Medical Schools” survey and rankings, citing methodology limitations.
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Stanford Medicine researchers measure thousands of molecules from a single drop of blood
Using a new technique called multi-omic microsampling, Stanford Medicine researchers can measure thousands of protein, fat and metabolic molecules from a single drop of blood.
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Firearm injuries in children, teens costly for U.S. health care system
The average cost of initial hospitalization to treat pediatric gun injuries is about $13,000 per patient and has risen in recent decades, according to a study led by MCHRI member Stephanie Chao, MD.
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Stress during pregnancy doubled during pandemic
A Stanford study examining the extraordinary times of the COVID-19 era has found that pregnant women’s risk of depression nearly doubled after the pandemic struck. This study was led by MCHRI member Ian Gotlib, PhD.
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Newborn avoids jaw surgery with a retainer fitted at Stanford Medicine
Stanford Children’s Health is the only place in North America to offer a noninvasive, orthodontic approach to Pierre Robin sequence. MCHRI member HyeRan Choo, DDS, DMD, recently published her results in a journal.
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Stanford researchers identify blood markers that indicate labor is approaching
Stanford researchers have found a way to predict when a pregnant woman will go into labor by analyzing immune and other biological signals in a blood sample, according to a study funded in part by MCHRI.
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Study helps Latino children manage obesity over two years
A three-year intervention designed to reduce weight gain in overweight and obese Latino children generated improvements in body mass index during the first two years, according to a study funded in part by MCHRI and led by MCHRI member, Thomas Robinson, MD.