Health & Medicine

New findings suggest the same brain systems that guide animals to rewards may be weakened in dementia and intensified in addiction.

Hosted by RAISE Health, the weeklong event tackled ethical AI, pediatric advancements, and how clinicians and researchers can thrive alongside emerging technologies.

Stanford researchers have created the first lab-grown heart and liver organoids with their own blood vessels, paving the way for new regenerative therapies.

Developed at Stanford Medicine, ChatEHR is expediting chart reviews and other tasks by allowing clinicians to ask questions of electronic health information.

The CARDIAC-PND study is one of the first to monitor brain resilience in living people, capturing how older adults respond and adapt to the stress of surgery – and why some go on to develop dementia while others remain cognitively strong.

Stanford-led research shows that people respond differently to carbohydrates based on their metabolic profile, offering a path toward more tailored prevention and treatment strategies.

Scientists found that humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to negative sensory inputs – offering insight into emotion and potential links to neuropsychiatric disorders.

The Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist, or STORK, measures the well-being of mothers after they leave the hospital.

The findings could lead to new therapies that speed recovery from injuries, improve bone health, and boost performance longevity.

Four teams have received funding to advance research on healthy brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases, including a new theory on Parkinson’s disease and predicting aging trajectories.