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‘We’re like inflammation detectives!’ says Stanford Medicine’s Jennifer Frankovich. Parsing out pain and inflammation is just part of discovering why kids face debilitating psychiatric effects of a distressing disease.

‘We’re like inflammation detectives!’ says Stanford Medicine’s Jennifer Frankovich. Parsing out pain and inflammation is just part of discovering why kids face debilitating psychiatric effects of a distressing disease.

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Stanford Medicine’s Sean Quirin once looked upward with a telescope, seeking clues to the universe. Now he trains his optical eye inward with a fascination for understanding the brain and the complex maladies that afflict it.

Stanford Medicine’s Sean Quirin once looked upward with a telescope, seeking clues to the universe. Now he trains his optical eye inward with a fascination for understanding the brain and the complex maladies that afflict it.

Research is showing that advanced methods of genetic testing aren’t equally useful for everyone: They’re less accurate for non-white families, raising concerns about how historical gaps in whose DNA gets studied produce inequities in medical care.

Research is showing that advanced methods of genetic testing aren’t equally useful for everyone: They’re less accurate for non-white families, raising concerns about how historical gaps in whose DNA gets studied produce inequities in medical care.

Often misunderstood and undertreated, bipolar disorder has received close attention from Stanford Medicine clinicians and researchers for more than 30 years.

Often misunderstood and undertreated, bipolar disorder has received close attention from Stanford Medicine clinicians and researchers for more than 30 years.

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A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Stanford Medicine neurologist Mike Greicius explains why these drugs, so promising in theory, don’t appear to be helping patients much if at all.

A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Stanford Medicine neurologist Mike Greicius explains why these drugs, so promising in theory, don’t appear to be helping patients much if at all.

Genome-wide association studies can lay the groundwork to more precisely assess a person’s risk for disease, detect diseases earlier, reveal a molecular understanding of how certain illnesses arise, and point to new therapeutic targets. 

Genome-wide association studies can lay the groundwork to more precisely assess a person’s risk for disease, detect diseases earlier, reveal a molecular understanding of how certain illnesses arise, and point to new therapeutic targets. 

Stanford Medicine's Jeffrey Goldberg believes a young, underexplored class of therapies called gliotherapeutics, which target and harness glia, will ultimately provide important new directions for treatment.

Stanford Medicine's Jeffrey Goldberg believes a young, underexplored class of therapies called gliotherapeutics, which target and harness glia, will ultimately provide important new directions for treatment.

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Many people mistakenly assume that because Ronit Mazzoni has been blind since birth, her career choice must have been related to her condition.

Many people mistakenly assume that because Ronit Mazzoni has been blind since birth, her career choice must have been related to her condition.

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Researchers have mapped the human intestine at the level of individual cells, showing how cellular neighborhoods work together in the gut.

Researchers have mapped the human intestine at the level of individual cells, showing how cellular neighborhoods work together in the gut.

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.

I don't relish being a party pooper, but I have some bad news: Any way you sip it, alcohol is a low-grade poison. (We all …

Research into the destructive influence tiny DNA circles have on cancer presents endless ideas for clearly describing groundbreaking science.

Research into the destructive influence tiny DNA circles have on cancer presents endless ideas for clearly describing groundbreaking science.

Stanford Medicine magazine explores the molecules behind human biology and how understanding them fuels medical discoveries and innovations.

Stanford Medicine magazine explores the molecules behind human biology and how understanding them fuels medical discoveries and innovations.

After starting his career as a veterinarian, scientist John Gorzynski turned to research, investigating great ape genetics and cardiology.

After starting his career as a veterinarian, scientist John Gorzynski turned to research, investigating great ape genetics and cardiology.

Stanford researchers are developing a faster way to match each ulcerative colitis patient with the treatment that will work best for them.

Stanford researchers are developing a faster way to match each ulcerative colitis patient with the treatment that will work best for them.