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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute —

To study aging, researchers give killifish the CRISPR treatment

The speckled, short-lived fish has become a promising model for studying the genetic factors that control aging across the lifespan.

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Stanford Medicine —

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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Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

IRS confirms Stanford study of racial bias in audits

The IRS vows to take action after SIEPR’s Daniel Ho co-led a research team that found Black taxpayers are 3 to 5 times more likely to be audited.

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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute —

Unraveling the mysteries of brain fog

Michelle Monje discusses the persistent symptom that often plagues long-COVID patients in this episode of From Our Neurons to Yours.

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Stanford News —

Why we respond to social robots the way we do

When people encounter social robots, they tend to treat them as both machine and character. A Stanford psychologist and his collaborator explain why in a much-discussed paper.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Talking a walk could be a step toward better negotiation

A study suggests that for women, negotiating while walking together is a more positive, equitable experience.

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Stanford HAI —

What is a foundation model? An explainer for non-experts

These powerful machine learning algorithms sit at the core of many generative AI tools today.

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Stanford Medicine —

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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Investments make research accessible, affordable

Community vision drives funding for shared facilities, staff, and research support systems.

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Stanford News —

For a century, Stanford undergraduates surveyed and mapped the West

Hundreds of students participated in the Stanford Geological Survey, a century-long program that brought undergraduates to the field for extended periods to survey and map the geology of parts of California, Nevada, and Utah.

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