Brain wiring explains why autism hinders grasp of vocal emotion, says Stanford Medicine study

Gene therapy gel heals decades-old wounds in trial for blistering skin disease

Age that kids acquire mobile phones not linked to well-being: study

‘Gentle’ islet cell transplant cures mice of diabetes with few side effects, Stanford Medicine researchers say

Emmanuel Mignot wins Breakthrough Prize for discovering cause of narcolepsy

Physicians experience imposter syndrome more often than other U.S. workers, new study finds

‘Anti-hunger’ molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover

Around age 13, kids’ brains shift from focusing on their mothers’ voices to favor new voices, part of the biological signal driving teens to separate from their parents…

Boys were more likely to be born with genital birth defects if their fathers took the commonly prescribed diabetes drug metformin in the three months before conception

Girls with autism differ in several brain centers compared with boys with the disorder, suggesting gender-specific diagnostics are needed, a Stanford study using artificial intelligence found.

A research effort led by Stanford scientists set the first Guinness World Record for the fastest DNA sequencing technique, which was used to sequence a human genome in just 5 hours and 2 minutes.

Transgender adults who started gender-affirming hormone therapy as teens had better mental health than those who waited until adulthood or wanted the treatment but never received it…

Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study

Researchers have devised a tool to examine how cells behave and interact in various environments of the body

Most physicians would forgo aggressive treatment for themselves at EOL (2014)

Surgical masks reduce Covid-19 spread, large-scale Stanford study shows

Geneticists discover gene triggering change in fetal cat development that results in tabby stripes

Children who learned techniques such as deep breathing and yoga slept longer and better, even though the curriculum didn’t instruct them in improving sleep, a Stanford study has found.

Immune system “clock” predicts illness and mortality

Researchers chart path to drastically lower administrative costs of health care

The bacteria in our gut, the human microbiome, churns out tens of thousands of tiny novel proteins so small (< 50 amino acids) they’ve gone unnoticed until now

Having an epidural during childbirth is not associated with an increase in the risk for autism in children, according to a new study.

Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare

Study Reveals Immune Driver of Brain Aging

COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe cases, and wane significantly within several months of infection.

Researchers have found that a common genetic deletion increases the risk of schizophrenia by 30-fold

Nanotherapy reduces plaque buildup in mouse arteries

Researchers pinpoint brain circuitry underlying dissociative experiences: Stanford scientists identified brain circuitry that plays a role in the mysterious experience called dissociation, in which people can feel disconnected from their bodies and reality

Immune systems of adults 'remember' germs to which they’ve never been exposed

Stanford researchers devise treatment that relieved depression in 90%

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