In this final piece on aspirin for prevention of heart attack and stroke, Randall Stafford explains factors for doctors and patients to consider.
Month: July 2019
Bacteria don’t just go with the flow
Stanford postdoc Arnold Mathijssen wanted to know how bacteria swim upstream. Someday, his findings could shape how we design devices and deliver drugs.
Stanford faculty reminisce about their college summers
Stanford Medicine faculty Audrey Shafer and Mary Hawn shared experiences from their memorable college summers with Stanford News.
A way to bring more parks to cities, for better mental health
Spending time in nature can improve mental health, but people are increasingly removed from it. A new model proposes a way of bringing those benefits to more people.
Gene essential to “hallmark” of ALS, identified
Scientists at Stanford have identified a gene key to the formation of a type of toxic protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease.
CRISPR algorithm predicts how well gene editing will work
Researchers at Stanford have created an algorithm that predicts how likely CRISPR gene editing will yield off-target mutations.
A look at the latest food allergy research
In a recent Stanford podcast, food allergy expert Kari Nadeau explains the latest research on predicting, preventing and treating allergies.
Multispecialty practices can cut costs among Medicare patients with chronic conditions
New Stanford research has found that larger practices with several specialities have the potential to reduce the cost of care for Medicare patients.
In the Spotlight: Shaping how genomics is used in the clinic
This In the Spotlight features Helio Costa, a geneticist who has developed an assay currently being used to help cancer patients.
From prison to Stanford postdoc — a journey in recovery
Researcher joins Stanford Medicine as a postdoctoral scholar in the Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab to help others overcome addiction and incarceration.
Aspirin for prevention: Know your risk of heart attack or stroke
In this installment of "Aspirin for prevention," physician-researcher Randall Stafford provides tips to calculate the risk of heart disease or stroke, to inform decisions about taking aspirin preventatively.
A curriculum redesigned for discovery
The School of Medicine's new Discovery Curriculum provides the flexibility for students to pursue research opportunities.
Buckyball sculpture installed at new Stanford Hospital
Visitors to the new Stanford Hospital will greeted by Bay Lights artist Leo Villareal's Buckyball, a 30-foot sculpture of illuminated geodesic domes.
How playing games can help science
Stanford researchers are developing scientific discovery games that allow players to contribute to experimental laboratory science.
Stanford researchers watch proteins assemble a protective shell around bacteria
Stanford researchers watch in real time bacteria building their protective outer shell. Their findings may help develop treatments for bacterial pathogens.
“I did what I came to do”; neurosurgeon/researchers use career pivot to develop potential brain cancer drug
Frustrated by the poor options for their patients, two neurosurgery residents left to study basic science at Stanford, developing a drug for brain tumors.