New material and mass production process from Stanford engineer could enable foldable touchscreens, electronic clothing and, one day, synthetic skin.
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The long program: A former Olympian builds mental-health tools for athletes
Rachael Flatt competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Now the former skater works on eating disorders prevention and intervention in a Stanford Medicine lab.
The problematic process of desensitization in medical training
In this essay, medical student Natasha Abadilla reflects on the walls that medical trainees put up between themselves and their patients.
Database allows physicians to tailor prescriptions to complement an individual’s genome
Stanford's Russ Altman discussed the pharmgkb.org database — which matches genomes with medication information — at the recent Beckman Symposium on campus.
In study, Stanford researchers analyze ovarian cancer cells at unprecedented level of specificity
This Stanford Medicine study clarifies the underlying biology of high-grade serous ovarian cancer and could help lead to future therapies.
“Slow and steady wins this race”: Stanford pain specialist studies opioid tapering
Stanford pain expert Beth Darnall discusses her clinical trials on methods to taper opioid doses for patients with chronic pain.
Debating low-fat vs low-carb diets? New study found a draw
A comparison of diets for weight loss for those with different levels of insulin and metabolic genes did not find a clear winner.
Stanford Biodesign develops device to protect newborn babies from infection
A team of former Stanford Biodesign students developed a device to protect and stabilize umbilical cord catheters in newborn babies.
Expanding hepatitis C testing to all adults is cost-effective and improves health, new study shows
Even adults who are not considered "high-risk" should be tested to reduce deaths and improve cure rates, new Stanford Health Policy research suggests.
Key genes for species diversity have been systematically ignored, Stanford study suggests
Researchers have assumed that "synonymous" mutations don't matter. Now it looks like they're among the most important for creating species diversity.
Impaired cell cleanup associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, new study finds
Abdominal aortic aneurysms may be caused by the overexpression of a "don't eat me" protein that blocks the disposal of dead and dying cells.
A look at cervical cancer prevention and screening
Douglas Lowy, deputy director of the National Cancer Institute, recently spoke at Stanford Medicine.
Intense magnetic stimulation could reduce severe depression, new study shows
Several severely depressed patients were helped by a new, experimental form of transcranial magnetic stimulation developed by Stanford Medicine researchers.
Neuroscience and music: A conversation with opera singer Renée Fleming
During a stop at Stanford, Renee Fleming shared her thoughts on the intersection of music and medicine.
The final chapter of the dream team
Theirs was a rare partnership, a poignant love story of recovery and renewal. The "dream team" lasted 25 years. And then it was time to say goodbye.
Multimedia display opens Nobel-winning Stanford Medicine lab to the world
A look at the lab and work of Brian Kobilka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.