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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.
Stanford Medicine News
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Memorial service for families of those who donated their bodies to the Stanford School of Medicine
An event to commemorate body donations, “the priceless gift of generosity,” previously only open to faculty, staff and students, is now open to the donors’ loved ones.
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Stanford Medicine-led study finds way to predict which of our organs will fail first
A new study led by Stanford Medicine scientists demonstrates a simple way of studying organ aging by analyzing distinct proteins, or sets of them, in blood, enabling the prediction of individuals’ risk for diseases.
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Human Neural Circuitry program seeks to investigate deepest mysteries of brain function, dysfunction
Stanford Medicine’s Karl Deisseroth has created a super-charged, multidisciplinary in-patient research program and laboratory to better understand neuropsychiatric disorders — and share those discoveries with the world.
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Richard Olshen, statistician who created groundbreaking machine learning applications, dies at 81
The Stanford Medicine professor was best known for his work in recursive partitioning, an aspect of machine learning.
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Brain implants revive cognitive abilities long after traumatic brain injury
A new technique using deep brain stimulation tailored to each patient exceeded researchers’ expectations in treating the cognitive impairments from moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.
MCHRI in the News
- News Center
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.
- Stanford News
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.
- News Center
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.
- News Center
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.