The spring issue of Stanford Medicine magazine focuses on the importance of listening and hearing, and how new discoveries could improve both.

Big-data analysts engaged in lively debate on machine learning strategies at a colloquium organized by the Division of Epidemiology.

From 3D-printed mitral valve models to a retrospective study on birth control, the 35th Annual Medical Student Research Symposium presented a rich array of scholarly pursuits.

The scholars said that their study contributes to the research documenting a causal link between fetal stress exposure and mental health later in life.

Tapeworm infection from eating contaminated pork can damage the brain, causing learning impairments and possibly enforcing cycles of poverty. A Stanford study is the first to look at infection rates within schools and propose solutions targeting children.

Sheila Dolezal, the director of finance and administration in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the School of Medicine, will receive a 2018 Amy J. Blue Award at a ceremony May 15.

Tests to detect mutations in multiple genes are replacing BRCA-only analyses in women with breast cancer, according to a study by scientists at Stanford and several other institutions. Greater access to genetic counselors needed.

Speakers at a celebration of the life of Reaven, a renowned endocrinologist, will include faculty, family and colleagues.

Gut bacteria able to digest seaweed can outcompete native bacteria in the large intestine of nori-fed mice, according to Stanford scientists. Favoring one species over others in the gut could help advance precision health.

When James Spudich was diagnosed with lung cancer, researchers had a rare, and unexpected, opportunity to study healthy and diseased human tissue at an unprecedented level of detail.