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A more complete imaging technique could personalize cancer treatment

...develop cancer within 10 years of their diagnosis with 74% accuracy. Answering today's research questions with decades-old tissue To determine the breast cancer risk signature, Angelo's team pulled historic tissue...

A night in the life of an emergency department physician

...tends to be a smaller and tighter-knit, autonomous and agile group that relies on trust built over years. For instance, a day shift health care worker might ask an ear,...

Answers to your menopause (and perimenopause) questions

It's inevitable. About half of the world's population awaits an unavoidable biological fate: menopause. As those of us who will experience the transition (including me) near our 50th birthday, our...

Female distance runners improve health — and speed — with better diet

...meals throughout the day. Don't shy away from healthy, plant-derived fats. Be sure to get enough calcium and Vitamin D for bone strength. "Your strongest self is your fastest self,"...

It’s a beautiful day in the intestinal neighborhood

When you think about your ideal neighborhood, perhaps you think of tree-lined streets or a close-knit community of people who help each other. You probably don't think about your digestive...

Stanford Medicine researchers map morphing placenta

...which would theoretically pose a problem for a developing pregnancy. But on the mother's side of the growing placenta, the arteries incorporate cells that genetically match the embryo, just one...

Tips for night workers from an emergency department physician  

...wakes again around 7 p.m. The biphasic sleep schedule enables him to attend meetings and get some creative work done when colleagues are awake. He returns to an active daytime...

It’s not ‘just cannabis,’ Stanford Medicine expert warns

...an illicit drug by the federal government. How could a popular, naturally grown substance now easily procured in modern-day strip mall settings by an estimated 48 million Americans be...

Unconventional Paths: Rock climber turned trauma surgeon

...park rangers. Forrester waited on the frozen ledge, barely able to stand. "I thought there was a non-zero chance I was going to die," he said. A day and a...

Blood condition linked to protection against Alzheimer’s

...those with CHIP harbored the CHIP mutations. The proportion of mutant microglia in any individual brain tended to match the proportion of mutant blood cells in the rest of the...

Where in the brain is my sense of self?

...words singing off-key. But the term actually makes sense: It designates a brain network that's active when we're daydreaming, recalling past events and so forth.) There's no official name yet...

A new, artistic perspective on plastic waste

...into a massive blue ocean wave, called Sea Change, in the center of Diani-Ukunda in southern Kenya. The sculpture was unveiled on Earth Day in April. "The beautiful, massive wave...

This Is My Why: LGBTQ+ education

...difficult it might be for young people who don't have such access today or have limited access to lifesaving critical and evidence-based affirming care." Amanda Cruz, senior manager of inclusion,...

Rethinking hospital diets: personalized, healthy, real food

...which is a challenge when cooking about 2,000 patient meals per day while accounting for specialized diets and providing food for employees and visitors. At the same time, they are...

Scientists talk aging, mental health and diet at Health Matters

...behavior, Kado said. For instance, patients should practice mobility (safely moving their bodies every day) and mental activity (prioritizing mindfulness and sleep) that's tailored to individual conditions or recovery protocols....

Photos shine light on pediatric medical experience

...meant to show a day in the life of what she goes through," Williams said, adding that Armaneigh has been hospitalized for the last eight months, hooked to a cardiac...