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Inequity of genetic screening: DNA tests fail non-white families more often

...new Stanford Medicine study published recently in Genetics in Medicine. The authors describe how the inequity of the pool of information gathered affects families and call for better scientific approaches...

Could anesthesia-induced dreams wipe away trauma?

...hadn't been the only one who had experienced something so transformative during anesthesia. No more nightmares In March, Chow and colleagues at Stanford Medicine published a report in The American...

Imagining virtual reality as a simple tool to treat depression

...hope Stanford Medicine-led research identifies a subtype of depression Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way Stanford Medicine researchers find possible cause of depression after stroke...

Why detecting the earliest biological signs of Parkinson’s disease is so crucial

...international effort supported by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to develop a diagnostic test that can detect the earliest biological signs of the disease. They've shown that...

Serious talk about moods with bipolar disorder expert Po Wang

...it's estimated that half of patients diagnosed with bipolar eventually stop taking medications. Stanford Medicine researchers have been among early pioneers to home in on bipolar research and treatment thanks...

Are long COVID sufferers falling through the cracks?

...The results can be devastating for individuals and their families -- and for the economy. It reminds Stanford Medicine's Hector Bonilla, MD, of another little-understood condition that the medical world...

Large language models in the clinic: AI enters the physician-patient mix

...to assist Stanford Medicine clinicians with taking notes AI's future in medicine the focus of Stanford Med LIVE event AI explodes: Stanford Medicine magazine looks at artificial intelligence in medicine...

Match Day 101: How does the medical residency match work?

...there," said Nounou Taleghani, MD, PhD, the academic advising dean for the Stanford School of Medicine and clinical professor of emergency medicine. Over the years, the algorithm has been tweaked...

One step back: Why the new Alzheimer’s plaque-attack drugs don’t work

...decision regarding whether to approve a separate, closely similar drug. A prescient commentary by Stanford Medicine neurologist Mike Greicius, MD, in a peer-reviewed journal goes a long way toward explaining...

What really happens to our memory as we age?

...can hold onto six digits. When asked to list as many animals as they can in a short time frame, a skill known as verbal fluency, adults over 55 can...

How personal experience forged this student’s passion for combating gender-based violence

...Research Fellowship, is currently in Mexico working with Xinshu She, MD, a Stanford Medicine pediatrician and clinical associate professor in pediatrics and global health, to help develop a mental wellness...

PA student, a cancer survivor, rolls with the punches

In this We Are Stanford Med series, meet individuals who are shaping the future of medicine. They hail from all over the globe and come to Stanford Medicine carrying big...

Researchers dial in on genetic culprit of disease

...but stop short of revealing the mechanism by which a given DNA variant causes a disease. A new study co-led by researchers at Stanford Medicine and others, published Feb. 7...

Seeking more equitable outcomes for his tribal heritage

In this We Are Stanford Med series, meet individuals who are shaping the future of medicine. They hail from all over the globe and come to Stanford Medicine carrying big...

Unconventional Paths: How she flipped traditional genomics analysis on its head

These are stories of Stanford Medicine faculty, researchers and physicians whose journeys into medicine didn't take the traditional path. Julia Salzman loves the natural world. In fact, she hasn't driven...

For those with an alcohol problem, are non-alcoholic beverages a wise choice?

...healthier alternative to drinking, but for some, these alcohol-adjacent drinks might be too potent a reminder of the real thing. Stanford Medicine clinical scholar Molly Bowdring, PhD, studies addiction and...