Age-related mutations in blood cells are known to increase the risk of cancer, heart attack, and stroke. In a strange twist, researchers have found the same changes might offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
Farmers in India have adapted to warming by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater for irrigation. If the trend continues, the rate of groundwater loss could triple by 2080, threatening food and water security.
Hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia contribute significantly to racial disparities in childbirth complications, according to a pair of new studies.
Worldwide production of palm oil has climbed steadily for five decades, with devastating environmental consequences. Kelly Redmond, MS ’23, an impact fellow at the Graduate School of Business, is developing a sustainable alternative that has the potential to benefit communities in the regions where it’s produced.
Medical algorithms trained on adult data may be unreliable for evaluating young patients. But children’s records present complex quandaries for AI, especially around equity and consent.
Ritimukta Sarangi, senior scientist at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, on what X‑ray tools reveal about plant roots and the soil around them.
A model trained on thousands of images in medical textbooks and journal articles found that dark skin tones are underrepresented in materials that teach doctors to recognize disease.
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.
