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Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the award supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing new research directions to develop pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

The secret to overcoming psychological fatigue at work could simply be to stay calm. In fact, there's scientific proof that keeping your composure reaps big benefits in the long run.

Empathy — the ability to tune into and share another person’s emotion from their perspective — plays a crucial role in bringing people together. But this seemly positive emotion can also have a downside, particularly if someone gets so consumed by another

“The A--hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People who Treat You Like Dirt” offers ways of spotting and coping with the various kinds of jerks we encounter at work.

Combining expertise from 21 labs in Europe and the US, the International Brain Laboratory will attempt to answer one of the greatest mysteries of all time.

Stanford neurosurgeon E.J. Chichilnisky has a bold plan—Create implantable devices to restore vision to a number of people who have gone blind. But to do this, he'll have to revolutionize the way electronic devices interface with the human brain.

Stanford study: Three-quarters of opioid prescriptions written for 10 percent of patients. Research suggests a more targeted approach to reduce use

Chronic pain affects an estimated one in three Americans — more than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. This widespread struggle has led to the wide use of pain medications, and a mounting national crisis of opioid addiction and deaths.

Blindness is a condition that affects millions of people across the globe. It’s not a nice condition and one that scientists have battled with for a long time to try and find some kind of cure or effective form of treatment. But so far, nothing seems to

Psychiatric units continue to be the hidden corners of hospitals, the secluded floors that many hope to avoid. Patients openly chat with friends and family about trips to emergency departments, primary-care clinics and even operating rooms, but this isn’t

Addiction changes the brain in lasting ways, and some brains are more vulnerable than others.

People who think they're more slothlike than peers may change their behavior to actually become less active.

some patients, particularly those battling weight issues, a doctor’s declarations of personal fitness may not have the intended effect of attracting new patients. Instead, rather than inspiring them, it can drive them away.

Stanford postdoc Peng Yuan authored a Working Life piece on the financial reality of supporting a family on a postdoc salary in the Silicon Valley.

Wellness programs are becoming an integral priority for most human resource managers. After all, research shows that a happier workplace is more productive. There is one important wellness factor that many are forgetting even though it may be the most pot

Several studies now suggest that young plasma has revitalizing properties—and with results this intriguing, it’s no wonder there is drama brewing among the scientists involved.

Researchers found that a protein in human umbilical cord blood plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.

Neuroscientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that, in mice, an infusion of plasma taken from human umbilical cords improves the hippocampus's functioning, resulting in significant gains in memory and cognition needed for tasks

Brain scans and machine learning programs are paving the way for a breakthrough.

In the decades following the work by physiologist Ivan Pavlov and his famous salivating dogs, scientists have discovered how molecules and cells in the brain learn to associate two stimuli, like Pavlov's bell and the resulting food.