A Stanford Medicine research dietitian spells out what ultra-processed means, why such foods are unhealthy and how to eat a healthy diet in a world filled with them.
A blood-test analysis developed at Stanford Medicine can determine the “biological ages” of 11 separate organ systems in individuals’ bodies and predict the health consequences.
His gift to the world was a poignant telling of a promising young life taken by cancer a decade ago. Still today, the Stanford Medicine neurosurgeon's wife Lucy receives notes of gratitude weekly.
‘The first experiments produced just jaw-dropping results’
Stanford neuro-oncologist Michelle Monje is pursuing a cure for a deadly pediatric brain cancer – and reshaping our understanding of how cancer and brain development intersect.
‘We can change diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual’
Microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
‘It really is the holy grail of curative medicine’
Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott is on a “science fiction” quest to 3D print human hearts and other organs on demand, using cells from a patient’s own body.
The upgrade brings one of the most advanced emergency medical helicopters in the world to Northern California. The new aircraft expands in-flight treatment capabilities and improves fast, safe transport of patients in critical condition.
Somehow, the idea that we need to protect our skin from the sun has blurred in recent years — largely due to online misinformation. We asked dermatologists about the science on sunscreen products.
Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke unpacks the potential of FDA-approved weight-reducing GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic as tools in treating addiction.
Stanford neurobiologist’s research on brain development paves the way for Alzheimer’s solutions
Carla Shatz, famous for discovering how neural connections develop early in life, is using that knowledge to work on the problem of how they can later deteriorate from Alzheimer’s disease.
Stanford researchers have developed a faster, more precise way to model and print vascular systems, solving a critical challenge in fabricating transplantable organs from patients’ own cells.
More than 60 awards were given to faculty, staff, residents and students at Stanford Medicine in recognition of their outstanding contributions during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Investigators at the newly established Viromes Across Space(s) and Time Center will help to catalog human-dwelling viruses and shed light on the virome.
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.
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