News & Research

  • Arc Institute awards

    Two professors are named Innovation Investigators, and four win Ignite Awards.

  • Depression after stroke

    Scientists discover a biomarker in stroke survivors, suggesting that chemical changes after stroke can lead to depression. The findings may pave the way toward treatment.

  • Big Ideas in Medicine

    Physicians, researchers and other pacesetters describe some of the most promising pursuits in the medical field. In cancer, for instance: ‘Let’s kill the first cell, not the last cell.’…

  • Common conditions driving birth inequity

    Untreated high blood pressure and anemia in pregnancy help explain why childbirth complications are more common in non-white populations, two studies led by Stanford Medicine researchers found.

  • Personalized body temperature

    A new, large-scale study of body temperatures has found that “normal” isn’t one size fits all — it varies by age, sex, weight, time of day and more.

  • Gene version cuts Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s risk

    A massive study of medical and genetic data shows that people with a particular version of a gene involved in immune response had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

  • White coats for incoming students

    Celebrating the start of their medical education, students reflect on their motivations for entering the field and pledge to put their patients first.

  • Real-time targeting of tumors

    New technology combines radiotherapy with real-time detection of cancer cells to target moving tumors or multiple metastases. Stanford Medicine is the first to research the technology in the clinic.

  • Words in brain beamed to computer screen

    Our brains remember how to formulate words even if the muscles responsible for saying them out loud are incapacitated. A brain-computer hookup is making the dream of restoring speech a reality.

  • AI could inform brain cancer prognosis

    Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues create an algorithm that could help physicians better understand and target complicated brain tumors.

  • Gene fingerprint for brain aging

    A study in mice finds that white matter — the tissue that transmits messages around the brain — shows the greatest changes as the animals age.

  • HIMSS Davies Award

    Stanford Medicine receives a prestigious honor for its use of technology to improve patient care.


2023 ISSUE 3

Exploring ways AI is applied to health care


Other Stanford
Medicine News

November 2, 2023 – School of Humanities and Sciences

Stanford introduces medical humanities minor

Combining the field of medicine with art, literature, film, history, policy, and the social sciences, a team of Stanford professors has shaped a new undergradua

October 31, 2023 – Global Health

Announcing a new global health scholars program for African Physicians

The Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health launched a new Stanford Global Health African Scholars Program on Nov. 1 to promote health equity, capacity-strengthening, and unique focused learning between African medical institutions and Stanford.

October 17, 2023 – Global Health

Perspective: It's time to prepare for the potential return of yellow fever

Mosquito-transmitted virus infections are on the rise and their spread is accelerating in Texas, Florida and elsewhere in the American South.

October 9, 2023 – Radiology

New Photon Counting CT (PCCT) Prototype Installed

A new prototype GE HealthCare photon counting CT (PCCT) scanner has been installed at 3155 Porter Drive, only the second such scanner in the United States.


Featured Topics