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    Breast Cancer February 13, 2025
    Too few women who pause breast cancer treatment during pregnancy resume therapy after delivery

    Stanford Medicine-led research found that only one-third of women who pause hormone therapy to become pregnant resumed treatment and that the rates of recurrence in this population were doubled.

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    Stanford Children's Health February 14, 2025
    Mitchell Cohen is new chief medical officer at Stanford Children’s

    A pediatric gastroenterologist, Cohen led the first National Institutes of Health Digestive Disease Research Center dedicated to pediatrics.

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    Health Policy February 10, 2025
    Majority of kids who die in mass shootings killed by family members, study shows

    Domestic violence underlies the majority of children’s and teens’ deaths in U.S. mass shootings, a new Stanford Medicine-led analysis has found.

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    Breast Cancer February 07, 2025
    Breast cancers broadly defined by their genome architecture in Stanford Medicine study

    Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, Stanford Medicine researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic avenues.

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    Study suggests physician’s medical decisions benefit from chatbot

    A study showed that chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making nuanced clinical decisions, but when supported by artificial intelligence, doctors performed as well as the chatbots.

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    Stanford Medicine January 14, 2025
    Inside Stanford Medicine

    Recognizing and celebrating the invaluable contributions of our community at Stanford Medicine

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    What’s the deal with microplastics?

    They're in the water we drink, the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the air we breathe. And they've infiltrated the human body, lodging themselves in everything from brain tissue to reproductive organs.

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    Depression January 07, 2025
    Can group texting therapy help new moms with depression?

    When new or expectant mothers experience depression in the peripartum period, serious problems can manifest for those children down the line..

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    Nutrition December 19, 2024
    More beans, peas, lentils: A nutrition expert's take on new guidelines

    Americans are not eating well, Stanford Medicine's Christopher Gardner says, but he is hopeful that encouraging patterns of eating — such as the Mediterranean diet — will help us improve our habits.

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    Cancer February 03, 2025
    Lifting the burden of cancer

    Advances in cancer science, prevention and care

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    Lung Cancer January 23, 2025
    A very personal mission

    Facing incurable cancer, this doctor saw opportunity

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    Patient Care January 23, 2025
    The art of kintsugi

    Together, two physicians find life lessons at its edge

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    Pediatrics January 23, 2025
    Practice doesn't always make perfect

    Seizures worsen by co-opting one of the brain’s mechanisms for learning

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  • Cancer February 04, 2025
    Redefining cancer research with trained patient advocates

    Ensuring patient voices guide treatment, trials and outcomes for better care

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    Scientists call for all-out, global effort to create an AI virtual cell

    A team of leading scientists says that advances in artificial intelligence and masses of experimental data have put a virtual cell within reach. But getting there will take a global collaboration like never before.

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    Neurobiology December 05, 2024
    Newly discovered sets of chemicals coax tiny brain organoids to grow rare types of neurons

    Scientists know how to coax stem cells into “brain balls,” but these organoids generally contain only the most common and abundant types of brain cells.

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    Sports Medicine October 25, 2024
    Innovative techniques shed light on hamstring injury in athletes

    Two new studies yield insights into hamstring injury and prevention under real-world conditions, enhancing our understanding of how muscles adapt to training.

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Awards & Honors

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    Awards & Honors February 12, 2025
    January 2025 Recognitions

    A professor was honored with Korea’s top science prize, another received a public service award, while a third was given a Catalyst award; Stanford Medicine’s Center for Asian Health Research and Education received a grant to launch a program addressing diabetes; a postdoctoral scholar was named a Hanna Gray fellow; and a medical student was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list.

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    Awards & Honors January 24, 2025
    Paul Yock receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

    The emeritus bioengineering professor was awarded the medal for his significant contributions to interventional cardiology and for driving health technology innovation.

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    Awards & Honors January 13, 2025
    Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science

    Often called “America’s Nobel Prize,” the National Medal of Science honors the country’s leading researchers. Stem cell biologist Helen Blau was recognized for her work on cellular plasticity and aging.

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    Awards & Honors January 15, 2025
    Center for Human Systems Immunology receives $18.6 million for global immunology challenges

    The center has been awarded a renewal grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to focus on diagnosis and vaccination for tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases.

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