2024
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$70 million NIH grant
The goal of the Clinical and Translational Science Award is to convert new treatments into care more rapidly.
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Driving cancer cells to self-destruct
Stanford researchers hope new technique will flip lymphoma protein’s normal action — from preventing cell death to triggering it.
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National Academy of Medicine members
Konstantina Stankovic and David Studdert join the distinguished society of scientists.
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Hospital mental health screening
Some patients hospitalized for an emergency illness or injury will develop mental health problems months after the experience. A new screening tool can anticipate who’s most at risk.
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Grant for mental health
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation will receive $37 million to improve access to effective mental health services, including underserved populations.
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Genomic variants linked to mental disorders
Stanford Medicine researchers, after creating an AI-based algorithm to find complex structural variants in the human genome, learned those variants likely contribute to psychiatric disease.
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Liver cancer stem cells spark recurrence
A Stanford Medicine-led study found that residual liver cancer cells interact with neighboring macrophages to prompt the disease to reappear.
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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.