Stanford Medicine launches new Life Flight helicopter to reach more patients in need
Health & MedicineNews
Offering faster, safer transport and expanded in-flight treatment capabilities, the upgrade brings one of the most advanced emergency medical helicopters in the world to Northern California.
‘We need to understand how something works before we can understand how it breaks’
Research MattersProfile
Stanford biologist Lauren O’Connell explores the fundamental questions that underlie human relationships.
Neural pathway advance could accelerate process for treating pain
Health & MedicineResearch
By replicating a key pain-signaling neural pathway in a dish, Stanford Medicine researchers aim to enhance understanding of how to treat pain disorders.
New Stanford Law School clinic connects students with low-income entrepreneurs
AcademicsNews
Under the leadership of Professor Bernice Grant, the Entrepreneurship Clinic gives students the opportunity to counsel underserved entrepreneurs, business leaders, and nonprofits.
In the news
What we have done, for the first time, is we have seen that little droplets, when they’re formed from water, actually emit light and get this spark. That’s new. And that spark causes all types of chemical transformations.”
Richard Zare, professor of chemistry, on new research that suggests “microlighting” may have sparked life on Earth.
Stanford’s Rintaro Sasaki blazing new trail to MLB for Japanese phenoms: ‘Doing it my way’
Rintaro Sasaki on opting out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft to play collegiately in the U.S. before launching a professional career through the MLB.
A protein ratio could predict Alzheimer’s disease progression decades in advance
Stanford neurology Professor Tony Wyss-Coray and his colleagues have described a new and more robust protein biomarker to predict cognitive impairment in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
