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Imagining virtual reality as a simple tool to treat depression  

...appointments, help people overcome anxieties and phobias, ease pain, learn social skills, and treat eating disorders and hoarding. But few research projects had focused on how to use the technology...

...appointments, help people overcome anxieties and phobias, ease pain, learn social skills, and treat eating disorders and hoarding. But few research projects had focused on how to use the technology...

PA student, a cancer survivor, rolls with the punches

...second-year MSPA student, she is working on a thesis project on the unique needs of adolescent and young adult cancer patients, particularly regarding fertility preservation options. Through a collaboration with...

...second-year MSPA student, she is working on a thesis project on the unique needs of adolescent and young adult cancer patients, particularly regarding fertility preservation options. Through a collaboration with...

Researchers dial in on genetic culprit of disease 

...plaque buildup that leads to disease. In the past, research to identify the pathway affected by even a single variant took six or seven years. We started this project to...

...plaque buildup that leads to disease. In the past, research to identify the pathway affected by even a single variant took six or seven years. We started this project to...

A hunger to help people brought her to both surgery, cooking

...take classes in other schools and departments of Stanford, I could work on interdisciplinary projects and have other outlets." Arbaugh graduated from the School of Medicine in 2019 and chose...

...take classes in other schools and departments of Stanford, I could work on interdisciplinary projects and have other outlets." Arbaugh graduated from the School of Medicine in 2019 and chose...

At the intersection of science and humanity, he found a sweet spot

...importance of "giving people the autonomy to define their story and symptoms." In recent months, Smith has been looking at the intersection of art and medicine through the Portrait Project,...

...importance of "giving people the autonomy to define their story and symptoms." In recent months, Smith has been looking at the intersection of art and medicine through the Portrait Project,...

How California is taking on inequity for Black patients during pregnancy, childbirth

...are specific clinical projects where equity work has been woven in. This includes research on reducing iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy, integrating midwives and doulas into maternity care, preventing preeclampsia by...

...are specific clinical projects where equity work has been woven in. This includes research on reducing iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy, integrating midwives and doulas into maternity care, preventing preeclampsia by...

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Can art aid in healing? Portrait Project is using AI, traditional art to find out

...of the Portrait Project, created by the Stanford Medicine and the Muse program, is to quantify how creating art aids patients in their recovery. "There can be a lot of...

...of the Portrait Project, created by the Stanford Medicine and the Muse program, is to quantify how creating art aids patients in their recovery. "There can be a lot of...

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A veteran serving veterans: Orthopaedic surgeon reflects on time in military, medicine

...I'd really love to build something meaningful that integrates orthopaedic care with top-level research. I currently lead a Department of Defense Program Project based at Stanford Medicine, among other projects,...

...I'd really love to build something meaningful that integrates orthopaedic care with top-level research. I currently lead a Department of Defense Program Project based at Stanford Medicine, among other projects,...

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Emergence program provides socially conscious entrepreneurs an on-campus incubator

...in the past two years. Espinoza, who became a father of two while studying at Stanford University, and Magdalena Ramírez co-lead a project currently in the Accelerator phase known as...

...in the past two years. Espinoza, who became a father of two while studying at Stanford University, and Magdalena Ramírez co-lead a project currently in the Accelerator phase known as...

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How can medicine achieve more diversity in clinical trials?

...Action Leadership Network, which also includes a small pilot grant project geared toward helping study and educate academic leaders about health equity. During the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Maldonado was given...

...Action Leadership Network, which also includes a small pilot grant project geared toward helping study and educate academic leaders about health equity. During the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Maldonado was given...

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Stanford Medicine making strides in advancing women leaders

...digital tools. Participants receive coaching and peer feedback at every step of the project management cycle: building support for a project, negotiation and navigating politics and challenges, working beyond one's...

...digital tools. Participants receive coaching and peer feedback at every step of the project management cycle: building support for a project, negotiation and navigating politics and challenges, working beyond one's...

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How to safeguard teens’ well-being on social media

...a better vacation, a better social life, a better body. I work with young people through the GoodforMEdia project at our center who say that they have to brace themselves...

...a better vacation, a better social life, a better body. I work with young people through the GoodforMEdia project at our center who say that they have to brace themselves...

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Stanford Medicine researchers map morphing placenta

...date of how the genetically mismatched maternal and fetal cells cooperate to restructure uterine arteries. The paper is part of a larger research project, the Human Biomolecular Atlas Program, that...

...date of how the genetically mismatched maternal and fetal cells cooperate to restructure uterine arteries. The paper is part of a larger research project, the Human Biomolecular Atlas Program, that...

Where in the brain is my sense of self?

...Connectome Project, launched in 2010 to map the human brain's neural connections. "We've shown the precise location of key cells in the aPCu and, Dian's map clearly shows how they...

...Connectome Project, launched in 2010 to map the human brain's neural connections. "We've shown the precise location of key cells in the aPCu and, Dian's map clearly shows how they...

A new, artistic perspective on plastic waste

...in Kenya is featured in the newest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine in an article about a number of Stanford Medicine projects aimed at countering the negative effects of climate...

...in Kenya is featured in the newest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine in an article about a number of Stanford Medicine projects aimed at countering the negative effects of climate...

Photos shine light on pediatric medical experience

...Knight-Hennessy Scholars program conduct "KHestyone projects" that focus on a variety of important issues such as climate change, health care advocacy and criminal justice reform. For this project, Torto and...

...Knight-Hennessy Scholars program conduct "KHestyone projects" that focus on a variety of important issues such as climate change, health care advocacy and criminal justice reform. For this project, Torto and...