Stanford Medicine researchers are hopeful that a proof-of-concept treatment in mice – blood stem cell transplants – may reduce signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
“The key is to be willing to adapt your studies to suggestions that community members have, in terms of what might be more equitable for their community.”
The common developmental phase that usually peaks when babies are 10 to 18 months may recur when kids head off to preschool, says Stanford Medicine’s Gianna Frazee.
It’s a chance to check in about everything from developmental milestones and social-emotional well-being to sports, nutrition, and sleep, says Stanford Medicine’s Patty Sabey.
Rania Awaad, who studies mental health in U.S. Muslim communities, says Islamic approaches offer lessons that can be applied in other religious and spiritual communities.
Hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia contribute significantly to racial disparities in childbirth complications, according to a pair of new studies.
Average body temperature is really about 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit, and what’s “normal” varies by age, sex, weight, time of day, and more, a new Stanford Medicine study finds.