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  • Institute hosts inaugural symposium Nov. 16

    The scientific community and public are invited to attend a daylong research symposium highlighting the work of researchers affiliated with the institute. Registration is free.

  • Toll of armed conflict in Africa

    A Stanford-led analysis of the indirect impact of armed conflict in Africa shows that as many as 3.5 million infants born within 30 miles of combat were killed over two decades.

  • Misbehaving cells predict relapse in leukemia

    Analyzing individual cancer cells has enabled Stanford researchers to identify the small population of cells that spur relapse in some children with leukemia.

  • Peering into kids’ bones

    Mary Leonard, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford, works to understand exactly how chronic diseases hurt children’s bone health.

  • Moms’ blood sugar affects fetal heart

    Elevated maternal blood sugar when the fetal heart is forming has been linked to a heightened risk for congenital heart defects, according to a new Stanford study.

  • Drug for disorder sparks ethical concerns

    Medical experts at Stanford and their colleagues at several other universities have raised ethical questions about the way a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy is being used.

  • Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine created

    The new Stanford Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine will work to turn discoveries into stem cell and gene therapies to aid the millions of people who have genetic diseases.

  • Antibody effective against brain tumors

    Antibodies against the CD47 “don’t eat me” signal were shown in mice to be a safe and effective way to target five kinds of pediatric brain tumors, according to Stanford researchers.

  • Maternal, child health research grants made

    The Stanford institute’s grant program funds projects that support innovative clinical and translational research on maternal and child health.

  • Pediatric cancer grants announced

    Kara Davis, Melissa Mavers and Liora Schultz awarded St. Baldrick’s Foundation grants.