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December 1, 2022

Pandemic stress physically aged teens’ brains, a new study finds

The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic shutdowns ended appeared several years older than those of teens who were assessed before the pandemic. Until now, such accelerated changes in “brain age” have only been seen in children experiencing chronic adversity, such as neglect and family dysfunction.

Stanford HAI — November 29, 2022

Could stable diffusion solve a gap in medical imaging data?

Researchers trained an AI model to create images of human lungs with rare abnormalities, which could alleviate gaps in training data and inspire more research.

Stanford Medicine — November 28, 2022

Striking inequalities in maternal and infant health

Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater finds wealthy Black mothers and infants in the U.S. fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.

November 2, 2022

Climate justice

International negotiators will meet in Egypt this Sunday for the latest U.N. climate change conference. Stanford experts in a range of fields discuss issues likely to be in the spotlight, including compensation to developing countries for climate change-related damages.

Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health — October 25, 2022

Eating for human and planetary health

Stanford Medicine’s Christopher Gardner talks about how to tackle nutrition and health disparities while saving the planet.

October 12, 2022

Exoskeleton makes walking faster, less tiring

After years of careful development, engineers have created a boot-like exoskeleton that increases walking speed and reduces effort outside of the lab.

October 6, 2022

Sustainable health care

The health care sector accounts for almost 10% of U.S. emissions and is one of the country’s largest producers of waste. What can be done to make it more sustainable, while maintaining safety?

October 3, 2022

Breakthrough in the production of an acclaimed cancer-treating drug

Found naturally only in a single rainforest tree species, the compound can now have expanded availability for research and clinical uses.

September 29, 2022

Wildfire smoke exposure hurts learning outcomes

Pollution from wildfires is linked to lower test scores and possibly lower future earnings for kids growing up with more smoke days at school, a new study finds. Impacts of smoke exposure on earnings are disproportionately borne by economically disadvantaged communities of color.

September 22, 2022

Wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains

Stanford researchers have developed an AI model for predicting dangerous particle pollution to help track the American West’s rapidly worsening wildfire smoke. The detailed results show millions of Americans are routinely exposed to pollution at levels rarely seen just a decade ago.