HIV-positive patients who don't seek medical attention until they have a serious AIDS-related condition can reduce their risk of death or other complications by half if they get antiretroviral treatment early on.  The study results could lead to widespread changes in treatment for HIV patients, particularly those diagnosed at an advanced stage.

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Even cells aren’t immune to peer pressure. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have now shown that skin cells can be coaxed to behave like muscle cells — and muscle cells like skin cells — solely by altering who they hang out with: the relative levels of the ingredients inside the cell.

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While drugs are typically designed on a "one-size-fits all" basis, Stanford researchers are using advances in DNA sequencing technologies to make possible a personalized approach to medication.

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Finding could lead to new treatments, better understanding of other autoimmune diseases

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Stanford researchers in synthetic organic chemistry are partnering with radiologists to apply breakthroughs in basic science to the problem of pain-management.

 

Tagged: Human Health, Humanities & Sciences

It is said that each of us marches to the beat of a different drum, but new Stanford University research suggests that brain cells need to follow specific rhythms that must be kept for proper brain functioning. These rhythms don’t appear to be working correctly in such diseases as schizophrenia and autism.

Tagged: Health Research, optogenics, Human Health, Engineering, Medicine

Founded by students in 1990, the Arbor Free Clinic provides free care to underserved patients every Sunday at the Menlo Park VA Hospital. Under the supervision of faculty volunteers, students see patients with a range of acute and chronic illnesses, diagnosing, determining treatment and making referrals to other facilities as needed.

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The director of stem cell research at the Stanford University School of Medicine says he is troubled by draft guidelines issued today by the National Institutes of Health that would prohibit federal funding for research on stem cell lines created through a technique sometimes referred to as “therapeutic cloning” or somatic cell nuclear transfer.

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Health Web sites that tell teens about sex are often riddled with errors and omissions, according to new research from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Molecules assumed to be in the exclusive employ of the immune system have been caught moonlighting in the brain—with a job description apparently quite distinct from their role in immunity.

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