An award-winning invention by Stanford doctoral students Richard Gaster and Drew Hall may change who diagnoses diseases ranging from flu to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Tagged: bioengineering, Health Research, Human Health, Medicine

Mothers of premature infants shouldn’t rely solely on breast pumps to establish and maintain their breast milk supply, researchers at Stanford have found. Moms already have a simple, safe and free tool for assisting breast milk production: their own hands.

Tagged: premature birth, Human Health, Medicine

Going out like a brilliant flame is one way to get attention. If physicians could watch tumor cells committing a form of programmed suicide called apoptosis, a desired effect of workhorse cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, they could more quickly pick the most effective treatment. Now scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine have found a way to do just that, by lighting up cells as they die.

Tagged: cancer, Human Health, Humanities & Sciences

Many studies indicate that caloric restriction extends life spans in fruit flies, mice and, most recently, rhesus monkeys, apparently by slowing the aging process.  However, results from a recent Stanford School of Medicine study suggest that some skepticism might be in order regarding climbing aboard the caloric-restriction bandwagon,

Tagged: Human Health, Medicine

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have played a major role in an international effort that has shown, for the first time, that modern genetic technologies can solve the riddle of how gene variations lead to schizophrenia.

Tagged: schizophrenia, Human Health, Medicine

Recent studies raise the possibility that many of us are carrying antibodies in our blood that could be playing a role in staving off or slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged: Human Health, Medicine

At Stanford's Goodwin Simulation Center, medical students treat computerized mannequins in various clinical environments.  This enables them to gain experience and see the results of their decisions without endangering patients.

Tagged: Human Health, Medicine

Comparative effectiveness research is generating buzz these days, with the recent economic stimulus package allocating $1.1 billion for these types of studies. But a researcher at the School of Medicine is asking policymakers to take a step back and make sure that the plans for comparative effectiveness research go deep enough to make a difference.

Tagged: Human Health, Public Service, Medicine

For many Democrats, the key issue in health-care reform is the creation of a government health insurance program to compete with the private sector. Stanford's Victor Fuchs, a leading health economist, is skeptical of the idea.

Tagged: health care reform, insurance, Human Health, Public Service, Medicine

Help is available, and essential, for teenagers struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Recognizing the link between depression and suicidal thoughts is an important first step in preventing teen suicides.

Tagged: depression, suicide, Human Health, K-12 Education, Medicine