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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stanford Medicine's work to disseminate mental health services receives $37 million boost
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation will receive $37 million to improve access to effective mental health services, including underserved populations.
Health Compass Podcast
What does it really mean to bring AI into health care? Jonathan Chen, MD, assistant professor of medicine and biomedical data sciences, and Michael Pfeffer, MD, chief information officer of Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, discuss how the technology is being brought into the folds of medicine.
Why are women at a greater risk for autoimmune diseases?
Howard Chang, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology and of genetics, and Diana Dou, PhD, former Stanford Medicine postdoctoral scholar, shed light on why as many as 4 out of 5 people in the United States with an auto-immune disease are women.
Breaking the silence: Can we finally remove the stigma that too often prevents important mental health conversations? Leanne Williams, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, shares her own searingly personal story about the loss of her partner and how it motivated her work to prevent more tragedies.
What can we learn from the world’s longest living, thriving senior citizens? David Rehkopf, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology and population health and of medicine, talks about the lessons we might all draw from “blue zones,” the places where residents' enjoy extraordinarily long lifespans.
Amid an ongoing global mental health crisis, where can we find reasons for hope? Victor Carrion, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, and Laura Roberts, MD, professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, explain how research is giving new hope to patients seeking clearer diagnoses and better treatments.
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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