Wellness
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Pervasive and understudied: The plight of the prostate
Am I the only one who didn’t know that virtually all men, after a certain age, experience prostate enlargement? All…
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New online game teaches teens about vaping dangers
With help from a Stanford scientist, a school district in Southern California has released a free game app called BeatNic…
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Brain trauma is not the same in women and men
Are there differences in the brains of men and women? Some say yes, some say no. But when it comes…
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Researchers are finding new ways to restore patient’s sight
Among the research projects that Stanford Medicine scientists are running to help people regain lost functions of the brain or…
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Breakthroughs in battling and healing cognitive loss
For years scientists focused on fighting amyloids — those damaging plaques that accumulate in the brain — as the key…
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Pandemic Puzzle: Health disparities and equitable recovery
Last week, the second event of the Pandemic Puzzle, a virtual symposium series that examines how the United States — and…
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Routine COVID-19 testing can help schools stay open, researchers say
More than 50 million American children have returned to in-classroom learning after more than a year stuck at home because…
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How ovarian cancers evade the immune system
It’s diabolical, and so clever. Recent research by cancer biologist Wendy Fantl, PhD, and immunologist and cancer biologist Veronica Gonzalez,…
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Children born early at risk from too much screen time
Children born very prematurely are at risk for cognitive and behavioral problems linked to excess screen time, a Stanford Medicine-led…
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A new take on virtual education can promote breastfeeding
Feeding infants formula with invisible pathogens can cause life-threatening diarrhea and introducing solid foods too early can result in nutrient…
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