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Antibody-based hematopoietic stem cell transplants may transform the treatment of patients with blood and immune diseases including cancers.
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New Stanford Medicine research shows that a type of nerve cell called mossy cells play a key role in seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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A Stanford researcher has found that patients with heart failure, even if it's relatively mild, are more likely to die within three months after surgery.
Digital enhancements planned for new Stanford Hospital
The new Stanford Hospital will include an array of technology to optimize the patient, and clinician, experience, including communication tools.
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College student Bea White writes about her pacemaker-implant surgery, and how her life has changed since having the procedure.
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Abdominal adhesions frequently occur after abdominal surgery. Stanford researchers prevented their formation in mice by blocking a molecular pathway.
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From loss comes hope: Pediatric brain tumor treatment shows promise
Research from early clinical trials of pediatric glioma patients shows that altered immune cells can fight the deadly brainstem tumor.
Screen time: The good, the healthy and the mind-numbing
Researchers at Stanford Medicine are exploring the impact of screen time and how to create solutions that support health.
Cheers to…No Alcohol Day
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mRNA vaccine spike protein differs from viral version
Scientists explain a key difference between the spike-protein molecules generated by the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and those the virus induces.
How can medicine achieve more diversity in clinical trials?
Bonnie Maldonado speaks to the importance of broadening inclusivity of clinical trials to ensure treatments work for all people.
Can art aid in healing? Portrait Project is using AI, traditional art to find out
Stanford Medicine researchers are helping patients use AI image-generation software as part of a unique study that aims to quantify how creating art aids patients in their recovery.