Screening more than 9,000 pairs of drugs helped Stanford and NIH scientists identify two drugs that synergize against a deadly childhood brain tumor.
Author: Erin Digitale
Immigrants don’t move between states for public health insurance, study finds
Immigrants who have settled in one state are unlikely to move to another to enroll in public health insurance, a new Stanford study has shown.
Robotic surgical assistant helps halt a child’s seizures
A robotic surgical assistant known as ROSA recently helped Stanford pediatric neurosurgeons prepare for a surgery to alleviate a little girl’s seizures.
Newborn antibiotic use varies widely, worrying experts
Rates of antibiotic use in newborns vary 27-fold between California hospitals without a medical reason for the large differences, a new study found.
Near hands-off system can help patients manage their diabetes
The latest type 1 diabetes technology improves the stability of patients' blood sugar levels throughout the day and during sleep, according to a new trial.
Stanford obstetricians take medical simulations to Central America
Stanford obstetricians are using simulation training to help colleagues in Central America learn new techniques to treat childbirth emergencies.
Stranger donates kidney to boy in response to social media plea
A California toddler is doing well after receiving a kidney donated by a stranger who responded to his family's request on Facebook.
Nobel Prize science — with Stanford twist — is improving lung transplants
Stanford Medicine pulmonologist Mark Nicolls is working with Nobel winner Gregg Semenza to boost the success of lung transplants.
Watching for eating disorders in transgender teens
A Stanford study finds that more than half of transgender teenagers intentionally gain or lose weight to align their bodies with their gender identity.
Two hormones may help kids with autism
One challenge of caring for children with autism is that medications don't exist to treat the disorder's core features of social impairment and restricted, repetitive …
Brain tumors make electrical connections to healthy neurons, Stanford study finds
Certain brain tumors wire themselves into the brain's electrical communication network, a new Stanford-led study has shown.
Delivery of crucial protein to brain could help treat rare genetic disorders
Stanford scientists have conducted a proof-of-concept experiment in mice that shows they can use blood stem cells to treat a severe brain disease.
Pesticide exposure linked to brain activity differences in adolescents, study finds
Teenagers exposed to common agricultural pesticides before birth had distinctive reductions in certain types of brain activity, a new study has found.
Autism therapy given by parents and professionals can motivate kids to speak, Stanford study finds
A new Stanford study in children with autism showed the value of teaching parents how to use everyday interactions to motivate their children to speak.
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.
ADHD in preschoolers linked to impaired school readiness, Stanford study finds
Preschoolers with ADHD are less likely than other children their age to be ready to succeed in elementary school, a new Stanford study has found.