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The benefits of early screening for kidney disease

Screening everyone over 35 would increase life expectancy and reduce the number of people requiring dialysis or transplant, say Stanford Medicine researchers.

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How magnetic stimulation treats depression

Researchers get their first glimpse of how magnetic stimulation works to dissipate severe depression – by reversing the flow of abnormal brain signals.

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Mediterranean diet’s secrets revealed

The effects of olive oil and nuts on cellular structures, plus a refresher on good and bad fats.

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Binge eating linked to habit circuitry in the brain

Researchers say the same neural circuitry that helps us fasten our seatbelts when we get in the car also underlies binge eating disorders.

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Video distraction helps kids undergo cancer radiotherapy

Most kids undergoing radiation therapy for cancer can stay still without anesthesia if they watch videos during treatment, a Stanford Medicine study found.

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Stanford Medicine experts on the emotional toll of struggling to conceive

Experts talk about the toll it takes on mental health when building a family doesn’t come easily.

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Why won’t people take their statins?

Stanford Medicine researchers used AI to analyze online discussions related to the life-saving cholesterol drug and found a troubling amount of negativity and misinformation.

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Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival

Triple-negative breast cancer patients who took more than one course of antibiotics after diagnosis were found to have an increased risk of death. The gut microbiome is a likely link.

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Vaccine could improve herd immunity around the world

A low-cost COVID-19 vaccine that doesn’t require refrigeration was found to provide immunity in rhesus monkeys for one year.

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How to talk to children about mass shootings

Stanford Medicine child and adolescent psychologists on helping kids process tragedy.

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