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Hunting for the origins of depression
Stanford psychologist Ian Gotlib is examining how depression develops and working to identify potential opportunities for intervention.
New analysis examines the importance of location in the opioid crisis
A team of economists have examined the importance of location and opioid prevalence to help tease out the relative importance of supply in the epidemic.
Promoting gender diversity in research
A new paper outlines strategies to promote gender diversity in research teams, which can also generate new questions, techniques and results.
An interdisciplinary future for ChEM-H: Catching up with Carolyn Bertozzi
Carolyn Bertozzi, the co-director of Stanford's interdisciplinary program ChEM-H, reflects here on the program and her goals for the future.
Summer med program embraces low-income students’ potential
The no-cost Stanford Medical Youth Science Program helps aspiring low-income teens begin their journey toward careers in the medical and health sciences.
Take your places, Stanford Medicine graduates
Graduation for Stanford Medicine MD, PhD, and MS students will be held this Saturday. Check in on social media to follow along.
Living with a brain injury: Survivors tell their stories
A brain injury can happen in an instant. Full recovery takes longer. Survivors spoke of challenges and hope at a Stanford symposium.
A better way to test for HIV: Translate it into DNA
There are easy ways to test for HIV, and there are reliable ways, but easy and reliable? That's hard to come by — but perhaps not for long.
Class allows students to engineer the sense of touch to help others
Stanford undergraduate students showcase devices they created, including a high-tech version of the game Operation and something called "Haptic Headband."
Keeping snails in check could significantly reduce parasitic worm infections
Stanford research suggests a new way to significantly curtail cases of schistosomiasis, one of the most common afflictions in the developing world.
Healing in the hallways: A med student’s reflections from hospital tours
Student Akhilesh Pathipati shares his observations after traveling the country for residency interviews.
Looking back at the career of a Stanford pediatrician
A reflection on the accomplishments of Raymond Hintz, who founded Stanford’s Division Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes.
The cooling touch: Glove used to boost athletic performance, and more
A look at the medical applications of a cooling technique that improves athletic performance.
Using virtual reality to “fly through” the brain before surgery
Doctors and patients can preview brain and spine procedures via virtual reality at the at the Stanford Neurosurgical Simulation and Virtual Reality Center.
Highlights from inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference
The first Women Leaders in Global Health conference brought together more than 400 leaders from 68 countries to discuss how to achieve gender equity.