Health & Medicine

A large-scale study of gene activity in immune cells could help researchers identify potential targets for treating autoimmune diseases.

Using SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers created “molecular movies” of an enzyme linked to cancer and another essential to penicillin production.

A new study suggests gut microbes traveled with humans out of Africa. Many of these microbes are now rare or absent in industrialized populations.

Karl Deisseroth helped pioneer optogenetics, now used in thousands of labs worldwide to study how nerve-cell activity shapes behavior.

An RNA-based urine test shows promise for detecting bladder cancer, predicting treatment response, and identifying cancer remaining after treatment.

The researchers have been awarded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health contracts for their work in using artificial intelligence for better patient outcomes.

In a clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine, patients with lower limb lymphedema saw many of their symptoms improve after a year of taking the experimental medication.

Researchers found a sharp, synchronized decline across health metrics five months before a colleague’s death. The findings suggest wearables could help identify cardiovascular risk earlier.

California schools are preparing to phase out certain ultra-processed foods by 2035. A Stanford Medicine study flags potential implementation challenges, from tight budgets to staffing shortages.

A childhood fascination with electronics led Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Paul Nuyujukian to study the brain from all kinds of angles – an approach he believes is essential to treating its disorders.