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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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AI helps with patient emails
Stanford Medicine study shows that large language models can lend a hand to clinicians in responding to patient email messages.
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AI and medicine
Leaders of Stanford Medicine discuss artificial intelligence in health and medicine; its usefulness in research, education and patient care; and how to responsibly integrate the technology.
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Match Day 2024
Nerves turn to celebration as Stanford School of Medicine students discover where they are headed for the final phase of their medical training.
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Kids exposed to lead in water
Researchers at Stanford Medicine and Johns Hopkins University estimate that some 129,000 children younger than 6 in Chicago have elevated levels of the neurotoxin in their blood due to lead pipes.
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Drug ups production of anti-hunger molecule
A Stanford Medicine study found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug associated with moderate weight loss, stimulates production of lac-phe, a molecule abundant after exercise.
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Pugh a fellow at Joint Commission
The Joint Commission, which accredits more than 22,000 health care organizations, awarded surgeon Carla Pugh the inaugural fellowship, during which she plans to develop a technology-driven process to support the organization’s work.
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Microbiomes are personal
Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues tracked the gut, mouth, nose and skin bacteria of 86 people for as long as six years to try to gauge what constitutes a healthy microbiome.
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AI helps with clinical notes
Stanford Medicine integrates AI-powered listening technology that takes notes for health care providers, allowing them to spend more time with patients and less time on administrative tasks.
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Alistair Philip dies at 86
Alistair Philip, professor emeritus of pediatrics, pioneered a test to reduce antibiotic use in newborns, streamlined nursery care at several hospitals and devoted his life to educating others in his field.
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Who needs regular COVID-19 boosters?
A study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine finds the benefit of frequent booster vaccination for COVID-19 is highest for those over 65 years and the immunocompromised.
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- 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.