2019
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Leaders highlight cancer and AI
Lloyd Minor, David Entwistle and Paul King outline key strategic priorities — innovation in artificial intelligence and cancer research and care — at the State of Stanford Medicine address.
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Benefits of prepping ERs to care for kids
About 80% of emergency departments aren’t fully prepared to care for kids. Upgrading them would be a highly cost-effective way to save lives, a study found.
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Poor sleep in kids linked to suicidal thoughts
Kids with highly disturbed sleep or frequent nightmares at age 9 or 10 were more likely than sound sleepers to have suicidal thoughts and behaviors by age 12, a Stanford Medicine-led study found.
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Researchers secure ARPA-H contracts
Biden administration-sponsored investments to transform critical areas of medicine and health will fund Stanford Medicine researchers pursuing a variety of goals.
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Robert Chase dies at 101
Chase founded a hand surgery division at Stanford Medicine, curated anatomy image collections, oversaw medical examinations and helped restore the limbs of people around the world.
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Study hints at ways to generate neurons
The researchers’ finding suggests the possibility of designing pharmaceutical or genetic therapies to turn on new neuron production in old or injured brains.
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Conversion practices and mental health
Programs designed to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity are linked to depression, PTSD and suicidality in a Stanford Medicine-led study of more than 4,000 participants.
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New doctoral students
More than 130 new graduate students in 16 specialties received a warm welcome — and lab coats — as they began their doctoral studies at Stanford Medicine.
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A gene can code for multiple bacterial features
Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues discover bacterial genes can encode multiple versions of themselves, altering a core understanding of genetics.
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Neurosurgeon Frances Conley dies at 83
Conley used her prominent position to advocate for women in medicine.