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- Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/10/depression-treatment.html 321 comments
- Adult immune systems ‘remember’ germs to which they’ve never been exposed (2013) https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/02/immune-systems-of-healthy-adults-remember-germs-to-which-theyve-never-been-exposed-stanford-study-finds.html 99 comments
- A drug that boosts strength in injured or aging mice restores connections between nerves and muscle and suggests ways to combat weakness in humans due to aging, injury or disease https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/10/nerve-muscle-connection-aging-mice.html 58 comments science
- Girls with autism differ in several brain centers compared with boys with the disorder, suggesting gender-specific diagnostics are needed, a Stanford study using artificial intelligence found. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2022/02/autism-brain-sex-differences.html 695 comments science
- Stanford researchers identify blood markers that indicate labor is approaching https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/05/blood-markers-indicate-labor-approaching.html 7 comments science
- Exposure to weaker Covid-19 strains could be less severe. The study proposes that the reason for some patients having milder cases of COVID-19 is due to the immune system's T cells "remembering" a similar, weaker type of coronavirus in the past. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/07/stanford-study-ties-milder-covid-19-symptoms-to-prior-run-ins-wi.html 7 comments science
- The bacteria in our gut, the human microbiome, churns out tens of thousands of tiny novel proteins so small (< 50 amino acids) they’ve gone unnoticed until now. They belong to over 4,000 new biological families, and may explain how the microbiome affects human health, paving the way for new drugs. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/08/human-microbiome-churns-out-thousands-of-tiny-novel-proteins.html 28 comments science
- Having an epidural during childbirth is not associated with an increase in the risk for autism in children, according to a new study. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/04/epidural-use-at-birth-not-linked-to-autism-risk-study-finds.html 7 comments science
- Researchers have found that a common genetic deletion increases the risk of schizophrenia by 30-fold. Generating nerve cells with the deletion has showed the researchers why that is. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/09/neuronal-abnormalities-in-schizophrenia.html 53 comments science
- Polynesians, Native Americans made contact before European arrival. Researchers collected genetic data from more than 800 living Indigenous inhabitants of several South American countries, Mexico and Polynesia, conducting extensive genetic analyses to find signals of common ancestry http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/07/polynesians-and-native-americans-made-early-contact.html 3 comments science
- Stanford researchers devise treatment that relieved depression in 90% of participants in small study http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/04/stanford-researchers-devise-treatment-that-relieved-depression-i.html 5 comments technology
- Stanford researchers devise treatment that relieved depression in 90% of participants http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/04/stanford-researchers-devise-treatment-that-relieved-depression-i.html 10 comments science
- New form of magnetic brain stimulation eliminates severe depression within days http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/04/stanford-researchers-devise-treatment-that-relieved-depression-i.html 1015 comments science
- MDMA's social and addictive effects aren't the same. Study in mice distinguishes the molecular pathway responsible for MDMA's abuse potential from its propensity to make people feel sociable. Findings could lead to treatments for psychiatric disorders marked by social awkwardness and withdrawal. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/12/rave-new-world-scientists-pry-apart-party-drugs-therapeutic.html 9 comments science
- One injection of an antibody treatment let people with severe peanut allergy eat a nut’s worth of peanut protein two weeks later, a small pilot study shows. The study provides early evidence that the antibody is a safe, effective, and rapid food allergy treatment. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/11/antibody-injection-stops-peanut-allergy-for-2-to-6-weeks--study-.html 796 comments science
- The bacteria in our gut, the human microbiome, churns out tens of thousands of tiny novel proteins so small (< 50 amino acids) they’ve gone unnoticed until now. They belong to over 4,000 new biological families, and may explain how the microbiome affects human health, paving the way for new drugs. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/08/human-microbiome-churns-out-thousands-of-tiny-novel-proteins.html 1319 comments science
- Key gene behind hallmark of Lou Gehrig’s disease identified http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/07/key-gene-behind-hallmark-of-lou-gehrigs-disease-identified.html 56 comments science
- Lax state gun laws linked to more child, teen gun deaths https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/11/lax-state-gun-laws-linked-to-more-child-teen-gun-deaths.html 11 comments science
- Frequent skin cancers due to mutations in genes responsible for repairing DNA are linked to a threefold risk of unrelated cancers, according to a study. The finding could help identify people for more vigilant screening. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/08/common-skin-cancer-can-signal-increased-risk-of-other-cancers.html 3 comments science
- Google Glass helps kids with autism read facial expressions - Wearing a device that identifies other people’s facial expressions can help children with autism develop better social skills, a Stanford pilot study has demonstrated. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/08/google-glass-helps-kids-with-autism-read-facial-expressions.html 23 comments technology
- Depression linked to low blood levels of acetyl-L-carnitine. Naturally produced in the body, acetyl-L-carnitine is also widely available in drugstores, supermarkets and health food catalogues as a nutritional supplement. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/07/study-links-depression-to-low-blood-levels-of-acetyl-l-carnitine.html 287 comments science
- Physician burnout is at least equally responsible for medical errors as unsafe medical workplace conditions, if not more so, according to a new study. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/07/medical-errors-may-stem-more-from-physician-burnout.html 13 comments science
- A survey of people who have taken part in clinical trials indicates that participants care more about the benefits to science than the risk of sharing their personal data, researchers at Stanford found http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/06/most-clinical-trial-participants-find-benefits-of-sharing-person.html 3 comments science
- More than 11 million Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins, and blood pressure medications, according to a new study. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/06/millions-could-have-incorrect-statin-aspirin-blood-pressure-prescriptions.html 16 comments science
- Study identifies brain areas altered during hypnotic trances https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/07/study-identifies-brain-areas-altered-during-hypnotic-trances.html 45 comments science
- Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice - 90 of 90 mice cured of cancers with lymphoma, similar results observed in colon, breast, and melanoma cancers. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/01/cancer-vaccine-eliminates-tumors-in-mice.html 6 comments technology
- Mouse model of human immune system inadequate for stem cell studies http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/08/mouse-model-of-human-immune-system-inadequate-for-stem-cell-studies.html 4 comments science
- Study shows how slow breathing induces tranquility http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/03/study-discovers-how-slow-breathing-induces-tranquility.html 3 comments science
- Caffeine may counter age-related inflammation, possibly explaining why coffee drinkers tend to live longer than abstainers. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/01/caffeine-may-counter-age-related-inflammation-study-finds.html 1009 comments science
- Traumatic stress changes the brains of boys and girls differently. A brain region that integrates emotions and actions appears to undergo accelerated maturation in adolescent girls with PTSD, but not in boys with the condition, a study has found. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/11/traumatic-stress-changes-brains-of-boys-girls-differently.html 806 comments science
- Testosterone-deprivation prostate cancer treatment linked to later dementia, researcher says http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/10/common-prostate-cancer-treatment-linked-to-later-dementia.html 7 comments science
- Stem cells shown safe, beneficial for chronic stroke patients http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/06/stem-cells-shown-safe-beneficial-for-chronic-stroke-patients.html 32 comments science
- All patients with advanced cancer should receive both palliative and hospice care before death, yet a study shows only half of veterans receive palliative care, and the use of hospice depends on the care environment. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/05/palliative-hospice-care-lacking-among-dying-cancer-patients.html 18 comments science
- Unique genes in Khoe-San people may lower risk of some pregnancy hazards: An unusual mutation in an immune system gene switches a receptor from one target molecule to another. It’s the first known example of such a change, say Stanford researchers, and likely leads to safer pregnancies. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/08/unique-genes-in-khoe-san-people-may-lower-risk-of-some-pregnancy.html 11 comments science
- Lack of exercise, not diet, linked to rise in obesity, Stanford research shows http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/07/lack-of-exercise--not-diet--linked-to-rise-in-obesity--stanford-.html 190 comments science
- Scientists tie social behavior to activity in specific brain circuit: Signaling activity along a single nerve tract deep within the brain predicts a living, wide-awake, freely moving animal’s tendency to socialize http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/06/scientists-tie-social-behavior-to-activity-in-specific-.html 5 comments science
- Blocking brain’s ‘internal marijuana’ may trigger early Alzheimer’s deficits, study shows: A-beta, a substance suspected as a prime culprit in Alzheimer’s disease, may start impairing learning and memory long before plaques form in the brain. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/06/blocking-brain_s-internal-marijuana-may-trigger-early-alzheimers.html 11 comments science
- In men, high testosterone can mean weakened immune response, study finds http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/december/testosterone.html 101 comments science
- Biological transistor enables computing within living cells, study says: In a paper published in Science, the team details a biological transistor made from genetic material — DNA and RNA — in place of gears or electrons. The team calls its biological transistor the “transcriptor." http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2013/march/bil-gates.html 5 comments science
- Stanford twin study suggests non-genetic factors play surprisingly large role in determining autism http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2011/july/autism.html 4 comments science