Stanford School of Medicine

Research shows induced dreams during anesthesia could offer a more controlled alternative to psychedelic therapies for trauma recovery. Professor Boris Heifets explains the therapeutic approach.

Through genetic and immunological studies, the Stanford Medicine sleep researcher found that narcolepsy stems from a deficiency of orexin in the brain, opening the door to new sleep therapies.

Teens and young adults report that health warning labels would reduce their social media consumption. Messages about mental health harms resonate most strongly.

Input from local residents is helping to shape Stanford Medicine’s proposed clinical cancer care and research center in Redwood City.

A 90-foot mural at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital became a community effort when staff and young patients added their own brushstrokes to the work.

Researchers modeled how existing vaccines could slow the rare Bundibugyo outbreak in the Congo. Their findings show vaccination works best alongside robust case detection and contact tracing.

A high-throughput method enables researchers to screen hundreds of drugs in parallel, accelerating discovery of therapies that degrade disease-causing proteins.

At white coat ceremonies, incoming clinicians and physician-scientists donned coats, pledged humanitarian care, and celebrated the milestone with loved ones.

TIGRa, half CRISPR’s size, fits in viral vectors to boost protective genes. Its compact design could enable gene therapies throughout the body.

In an international study, a wordless animated video improved attitudes toward people with addiction – offering a scalable way to reduce stigma across languages and cultures.