Researchers have used an ultrafast, intense X-ray laser to observe how Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria attack antibiotics, making the drugs ineffective.
Scientists at Stanford have created a new PET scan-compatible tracing agent that tracks immune cells poised to attack cancer, offering a new way to predict the success of certain therapies.
Clinicians now have up to 24 hours to treat a stroke, thanks in part to research and tools developed at Stanford Medicine.
A new radioactive agent developed at Stanford can identify whether a widely used lung cancer drug is likely to be effective.
Stanford's Mary Leonard has devoted her research career to understanding how chronic diseases weaken children's bones, and what we can do about it.
A new computer program is helping surgeons view their patients' medical scans in three dimensions, enabling better planning for surgeries on people with unusual anatomy. The program …
As a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor, I’ve had plenty of CT scans, mammograms, chest X-rays and MRIs during my diagnosis, therapy and 20 years of follow-up …
The levels of gadolinium in the San Francisco Bay have been steadily increasing over the past two decades, according to a study recently published in Environmental …
A team of Stanford-led researchers has created a dye capable of identifying tumors in a variety of tissues and providing surgeons with real-time video feedback …
Earlier this week we introduced you to a very special guest who came to Stanford. Above are photos from when Hatason, a 3,200-year-old Egyptian mummy, stopped by …
A closer look now at the scanning of an Egyptian mummy here. "Mummies of this period are not very plentiful, so each time we have …
Cameras clicked and media people cut in front of one another other with iPhones, trying to get a good shot, as a very old woman …
Small things seldom get big press, but once a year the microscopic world takes front and center stage at Nikon's annual Small World Photomicrography Competition. …
Important discoveries in science are often called "big" breakthroughs, yet much of the information that makes these "aha" moments possible is found in the most …
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
Using ultra-bright X-rays at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a team of international researchers has captured the 3-D structure of a key signaling protein and its …
