Study suggests physician’s medical decisions benefit from chatbot
A study showed that chatbots alone outperformed doctors when making nuanced clinical decisions, but when supported by artificial intelligence, doctors performed as well as the chatbots.
Reimagining cancer: Stanford Medicine magazine reports on advances in cancer science, prevention, care
The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine includes articles on innovative cancer care and research, discoveries about its mechanisms, and experiencing cancer as a physician.
Paul Yock receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The emeritus bioengineering professor was awarded the medal for his significant contributions to interventional cardiology and for driving health technology innovation.
They're in the water we drink, the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the air we breathe. And they've infiltrated the human body, lodging themselves in everything from brain tissue to reproductive organs.
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.
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.
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 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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