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Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances brain circuits to relieve depression
A new study led by Stanford Medicine scientists found that certain changes in neural activity predicted which patients would benefit from a type of cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Low-impact yoga and exercise found to help older women manage urinary incontinence
Stanford Medicine-led research finds that 12 weeks of low-impact exercise classes reduced daily episodes of urinary incontinence by more than half.
News & Research
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Garcia wins 2024 Passano Award
Garcia was recognized for his research into the way molecules bind to one another and its implications for safer and more effective treatments.
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Symposium tackles AI’s role in medicine
Artificial intelligence experts discuss how to integrate trustworthy AI into health care, why multi-disciplinary collaboration is crucial and the potential for generative AI in research.
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Sustainable Healthcare certification
Stanford Health Care is among the first health care organizations in the nation to receive the certification, which celebrates its progress toward reducing emissions that contribute to climate change.
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A.C. Matin dies at 83
The microbiologist, on the faculty for nearly half a century, studied a wide range of topics, including antibiotic resistance, cancer, and bacteria as an agent for cleaning up toxic chemicals.
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Wes Brown dies at 63
Brown developed stem-cell therapies for patients who suffered infections after receiving blood or bone marrow transplants.
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Register for RAISE Health symposium
Register for the inaugural RAISE Health symposium, which will convene leaders in artificial intelligence for discussions on safe and responsible AI innovation.
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Pump for kids’ failing hearts
A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child’s failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a Stanford Medicine-led trial.
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Cell-based therapy for solid tumors
The FDA recently approved the first cell-based therapy — widely used in treating blood cancers — for solid tumors. Stanford Medicine treated the first patient with advanced melanoma.
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Stanford Medicine magazine on psychiatry
The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine reports on emerging research and innovative treatments to improve mental health.
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Biochemist Lubert Stryer dies at 86
Stryer made fundamental discoveries in fluorescence spectroscopy and vision, established structural biology at Stanford, and uplifted young scientists.
Other Stanford
Medicine News
- Aug. 28, 2024 – Surgery
Knowlton and Team at Stanford Medicine Receive Prestigious ARPA-H Funding through White House Initiative
Lisa Knowlton, MD, MPH, is the co-recipient of up to $22.3 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to improve intraoperative anatomy visualization and critical structure identification.
- April 24, 2024 – Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Welcomes New Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Marc Melcher, MD, has been appointed the new Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Stanford Medicine. In his new role, he oversees all aspects of abdominal transplant programs, including liver, kidney, and small bowel transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
- April 18, 2024 – Stanford Report
Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
Seven Stanford faculty are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.