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Stanford Medicine scientists and collaborators discover a treatment in mice to repair the blood-brain barrier, which is key to brain health.

Stanford Medicine scientists and collaborators discover a treatment in mice to repair the blood-brain barrier, which is key to brain health.

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Researchers have found that oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone" may not be crucial for the social behaviors it's known for.

Researchers have found that oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone" may not be crucial for the social behaviors it's known for.

By devising special pixels, Stanford University researchers have enhanced prosthetic vision with a new implant that improves vision.

By devising special pixels, Stanford University researchers have enhanced prosthetic vision with a new implant that improves vision.

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Researchers have created a new prototype technology to administer vaccines: a 3D printed patch that packs a punch.

Researchers have created a new prototype technology to administer vaccines: a 3D printed patch that packs a punch.

People with diabetes must plan meals and insulin doses, a hassle that may one day be eliminated thanks to cone snail venom.

People with diabetes must plan meals and insulin doses, a hassle that may one day be eliminated thanks to cone snail venom.

Exposure to 'third-hand smoke' — that is, the chemicals left behind on household surfaces after smoke has dissipated — increases the severity of asthma symptoms in mice. Stanford researchers are working to learn how this happens, and whether it might be possible to protect people with asthma from this exposure.

Exposure to 'third-hand smoke' — that is, the chemicals left behind on household surfaces after smoke has dissipated — increases the severity of asthma symptoms in mice. Stanford researchers are working to learn how this happens, and whether it might be possible to protect people with asthma from this exposure.