Some studies have reported that menopausal hormone therapy raises dementia risk. A new study that analyzed Alzheimer’s-disease hallmarks in autopsied brains indicates the opposite.
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.
A Stanford Medicine-developed app shows that older adults’ geographic movements — also known as their life-space mobility — shrink in extreme heat that makes leaving the house difficult.
Researchers are venturing into a new area of collaboration that relies on agentic AI, co-scientists that can act independently and help humans ideate, hypothesize and speed up scientific exploration.
Millions of Americans have turned to cheaper, compounded versions of Ozempic and Wegovy. Stanford Medicine clinicians explain why they have safety concerns, and what to do if you are taking one.
Stanford Medicine’s David Relman transformed clinical diagnostics and food tracing for cyclospora, the parasitic organism behind the surge of this lesser-known diarrheal illness. Here’s what he thinks you should know.
Stanford Study Exposes Major Flaw in AI Mental Health Safety Testing
With increased use of chatbots in mental health contexts, AI developers now rely on human experts to evaluate AI’s responses for “safety” – but experts rarely agree on what’s safe.
Meet Biomni – an AI-powered biomedical co-scientist
In creating a comprehensive, AI-enabled research agent for the biomedical sciences, Stanford researchers hope to speed innovation by eliminating the tedium of scientific legwork.
Stanford Medicine researchers are developing standards to enable programmable cloud laboratories to implement experimental protocols originally written by and for humans.
Stanford Hospital’s emergency department was recognized for its nursing excellence while Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley received an award for its adherence to care guidelines for heart disease and stroke care. A doctorate student was a winner in a video contest, a dermatology professor received a lifetime achievement award and a psychiatry professor will help lead the creation of a massive dataset on depression subtypes.
A postdoctoral scholar made a 40 under 40 list, a biochemistry professor earned an achievement award and two professors received research grants: one for melanoma immunotherapy and the other to deepen understanding of protein function.
Stanford Medicine is harnessing artificial intelligence to expedite research, advance treatments, improve patient care and achieve better health equity. Follow the latest developments in the integration of AI technologies into biomedicine.
Researchers and physicians at Stanford Medicine are expanding our understanding of how cancer originates and spreads, discovering more effective treatments, and helping prevent recurrence.
The latest news from Stanford Medicine's research and clinical communities as they uncover the secrets of conditions such as epilepsy, autism, stroke, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease and pioneer treatments for these conditions.
Researchers and physicians at Stanford Medicine are learning the origins of mental illness and finding more effective ways to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar disorder.
Stanford Medicine researchers are uncovering the secrets of heart conditions such as tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and heart failure while surgeons are advancing techniques for bypass operations, transplantation and fixing congenital heart deformities.
Zboralske was a leading gastrointestinal radiologist and former director of diagnostic radiology at Stanford who is remembered for his infectious enthusiasm and dedication to teaching.
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