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Stanford Medicine researchers are designing vaccines that might protect people from not merely individual viral strains but broad ranges of them. The ultimate goal: a vaccine with coverage so broad it can protect against viruses never before encountered.

Stanford Medicine researchers are designing vaccines that might protect people from not merely individual viral strains but broad ranges of them. The ultimate goal: a vaccine with coverage so broad it can protect against viruses never before encountered.

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Scientists explain a key difference between the spike-protein molecules generated by the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and those the virus induces.

Scientists explain a key difference between the spike-protein molecules generated by the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and those the virus induces.

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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.

Stanford Medicine experts discuss the past successes and future potential of mRNA as a new type of medicine or treatment.

Stanford Medicine experts discuss the past successes and future potential of mRNA as a new type of medicine or treatment.

Scientists and doctors discuss aging, healthy diets and new treatments for mental health at this year's Health Matters event.

Scientists and doctors discuss aging, healthy diets and new treatments for mental health at this year's Health Matters event.

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Stanford Medicine researchers and others create a new device to sample the insides of the small intestine, including bile and bacteria.

Stanford Medicine researchers and others create a new device to sample the insides of the small intestine, including bile and bacteria.

In the U.S., the most common culprits causing gastrointestinal distress can linger in your gut for several days before you feel their effects.

In the U.S., the most common culprits causing gastrointestinal distress can linger in your gut for several days before you feel their effects.

Benedikt Geier traverses academic fields in pursuit of a chemical analysis that images the intimate relationships between microbe and host.

Benedikt Geier traverses academic fields in pursuit of a chemical analysis that images the intimate relationships between microbe and host.

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A new testing tool helps doctors avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment in patients with diarrhea and suspected C. diff infection.

A new testing tool helps doctors avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment in patients with diarrhea and suspected C. diff infection.

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Stanford infectious disease experts devise a way to use finger-prick blood samples from small groups to detect typhoid in large populations.

Stanford infectious disease experts devise a way to use finger-prick blood samples from small groups to detect typhoid in large populations.

Famous virus hunter Peter Piot, MD, PhD, recounts his firsthand battle with COVID-19, and the second wave of chronic symptoms that left him ill for months.

Famous virus hunter Peter Piot, MD, PhD, recounts his firsthand battle with COVID-19, and the second wave of chronic symptoms that left him ill for months.

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Stanford Medicine researchers are investigating SARS-CoV-2 to address the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately help restore normalcy to society.

Stanford Medicine researchers are investigating SARS-CoV-2 to address the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately help restore normalcy to society.

There's a voracious appetite for information on how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, works. Here it is, in a single package.

There's a voracious appetite for information on how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, works. Here it is, in a single package.

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Standard diagnosis of sepsis relies on a blood test that typically takes days. A Stanford physician is working on an innovation that could change this.

Standard diagnosis of sepsis relies on a blood test that typically takes days. A Stanford physician is working on an innovation that could change this.

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