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Stanford Medicine launches new podcast, Health Compass

Welcome to Stanford Medicine's Health Compass podcast, your go-to source for bringing the latest medical research to life through engaging and relatable stories that connect with your everyday health experiences....

Welcome to Stanford Medicine's Health Compass podcast, your go-to source for bringing the latest medical research to life through engaging and relatable stories that connect with your everyday health experiences....

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The cells that stoke the imaginations of Stanford Medicine scientists

...PhD Assistant professor of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology Neutrophils When the biophysicist Thiam bought her first immunology textbook, she was disappointed. Only a couple of paragraphs touched on...

...PhD Assistant professor of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology Neutrophils When the biophysicist Thiam bought her first immunology textbook, she was disappointed. Only a couple of paragraphs touched on...

Ask Me Anything: Everything to know about allergy season — and more

Spring has sprung ... a leak in our noses. Alongside beautiful blooms and sunny skies, springtime also inflames the immune systems of seasonal allergy sufferers, casting a shadow on an...

Spring has sprung ... a leak in our noses. Alongside beautiful blooms and sunny skies, springtime also inflames the immune systems of seasonal allergy sufferers, casting a shadow on an...

Going beyond B cells in the search for a more multi-targeted vaccine

...of microbiology and immunology and the Violetta L. Horton Professor, thinks it's possible to rev up the innate immune system for longer in advance of a suspected impending new microbial...

...of microbiology and immunology and the Violetta L. Horton Professor, thinks it's possible to rev up the innate immune system for longer in advance of a suspected impending new microbial...

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Searching for vaccine variability in the land of the flu

...most likely to be circulating in the U.S. during the winter flu season. Even when that prediction is dead-on, said Mark Davis, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology and the...

...most likely to be circulating in the U.S. during the winter flu season. Even when that prediction is dead-on, said Mark Davis, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology and the...

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The hunt for a vaccine that fends off not just a single viral strain, but a multitude

...back in the 1990s, certain bird flu strains were killing half of the people who were getting them," said David Relman, MD, a professor of microbiology and immunology and of...

...back in the 1990s, certain bird flu strains were killing half of the people who were getting them," said David Relman, MD, a professor of microbiology and immunology and of...

As seasons change, so does the guidance around antibiotics: Here’s what you need to know now

When you have a sore throat, throbbing sinuses or a toddler with an ear infection, you'll do just about anything to ease the pain. For most people, antibiotics -- medicines...

When you have a sore throat, throbbing sinuses or a toddler with an ear infection, you'll do just about anything to ease the pain. For most people, antibiotics -- medicines...

mRNA Nobel spotlights promise of future vaccine technology and more

...vaccines. . mRNA medicines: Looking back, and a look forward: Stanford Medicine expert Bali Pulendran, PhD, professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology, discusses the past successes and future...

...vaccines. . mRNA medicines: Looking back, and a look forward: Stanford Medicine expert Bali Pulendran, PhD, professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology, discusses the past successes and future...

mRNA vaccine spike protein differs from viral version

...the spike protein the perfect object for our immune system to target and attack, said Stanford Institute for Immunology, Transplantation and Infection director Mark Davis, PhD, an authority on immune...

...the spike protein the perfect object for our immune system to target and attack, said Stanford Institute for Immunology, Transplantation and Infection director Mark Davis, PhD, an authority on immune...

It’s a beautiful day in the intestinal neighborhood

...rectum. "What's normal in one region might be a sign of disease in another," said John Hickey, PhD, postdoctoral scholar in microbiology and immunology, and first author on the paper.  ...

...rectum. "What's normal in one region might be a sign of disease in another," said John Hickey, PhD, postdoctoral scholar in microbiology and immunology, and first author on the paper.  ...

Blood condition linked to protection against Alzheimer’s

Stanford Medicine researchers have found that a common blood condition associated with several diseases may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease. In the condition, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential,...

Stanford Medicine researchers have found that a common blood condition associated with several diseases may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease. In the condition, clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential,...

Brain cancer specialists hope Biden’s Moonshot speeds therapies

...-- not through the lens of just cancer biology, just immunology, just neuroscience -- and see every angle. Progress will likely require private-public partnerships between government and academia and industry....

...-- not through the lens of just cancer biology, just immunology, just neuroscience -- and see every angle. Progress will likely require private-public partnerships between government and academia and industry....

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mRNA medicines: Looking back, and a look forward

...shortcomings. The biggest source of mRNA vaccine skepticism, according to vaccinologist Bali Pulendran, PhD, the Violetta L. Horton Professor and professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology, is rooted...

...shortcomings. The biggest source of mRNA vaccine skepticism, according to vaccinologist Bali Pulendran, PhD, the Violetta L. Horton Professor and professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology, is rooted...

Scientists talk aging, mental health and diet at Health Matters

...Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology; and Christopher Gardner, PhD, professor of medicine, the three spoke to what it means to use food as medicine in their research...

...Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology; and Christopher Gardner, PhD, professor of medicine, the three spoke to what it means to use food as medicine in their research...

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Scientists get a new view of digestion

...a nutshell," said co-senior author KC Huang, PhD, a professor of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology, co-senior author with David Relman, MD, a professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology. "Samples from...

...a nutshell," said co-senior author KC Huang, PhD, a professor of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology, co-senior author with David Relman, MD, a professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology. "Samples from...

Unconventional Paths: Merging computation and biology

...data science to immunology and genetics. Some 20 years after his first foray into biology, Khatri is now a leader in computational immunology, a field in which researchers use massive...

...data science to immunology and genetics. Some 20 years after his first foray into biology, Khatri is now a leader in computational immunology, a field in which researchers use massive...