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Stanford researchers develop a portable blood ammonia detector
This device offers a significantly faster and easier method for detecting ammonia levels in blood, which can reach dangerous levels in people with certain diseases and genetic conditions.
Stanford neuroscientists target drug-associated memories as a way to prevent relapse
Removing memories associated with morphine use from the brains of mice enables Stanford researchers to prevent relapse and could point to a new approach for treating the opioid epidemic.
AI predicts effective depression treatment based on brainwave patterns
Tracking brainwave patterns and symptoms in patients with depression, researchers used artificial intelligence to predict best treatment options.
Stanford researchers develop artificial synapse that works with living cells
Researchers have created a device that can integrate and interact with neuron-like cells. This could be an early step toward an artificial synapse for use in brain-computer interfaces.
Scientists engineer one protein to fight cancer and regenerate neurons
By making two different alterations to a single messenger protein, researchers induced the body’s biochemical control system to target two very different conditions.
Stanford psychologists investigate why some older adults remember better than others
This work marks the beginning of an effort to better understand memory and memory loss in older adults using advanced imaging and data analysis techniques.
Stanford researchers show how decisions light up the brain
Engineers and biomedical experts have developed a new technique to help scientists better understand how our brains work and aid in the development of new drugs.
Brain imaging for stroke patients dropped off during COVID-19 height
In U.S. hospitals, the frequency of brain imaging for acute stroke patients dipped, suggesting hesitancy to seek medical care for non-COVID-19 conditions.
ChEM-H researchers uncover role of membrane sugars in flu infection
ChEM-H graduate students reveal how the forest of sugars on a cell’s surface could help in the defense against flu infection.
Complex data workflows contribute to reproducibility crisis in science, Stanford scientists say
Markedly different conclusions about brain scans reached by 70 independent teams highlight the challenges to data analysis in the modern era of mammoth datasets and highly flexible processing workflows.
Andrea Goldsmith named dean of engineering at Princeton University
This accomplished professor, researcher, academician and entrepreneur is poised to apply her experience to new leadership challenges.
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people
Stanford Medicine researchers have found a gene variant that protects carriers of another gene variant, ApoE4, from developing Alzheimer’s disease — the first demonstration of that beneficial effect.
Stanford researchers find that misfiring from jittery neurons set fundamental limit on perception
The ability to make fine visual discriminations between two stimuli runs up against a natural barrier created by large groups of ‘noisy’ neurons behaving similarly.
Stress thwarts our ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memory, Stanford study finds
Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed.
Stanford seeking to expand space for COVID-19 research
Stanford is looking to expand the only facility on campus where researchers can work with the virus that causes COVID-19. Once underway, the expansion could be completed in six months and would greatly speed research toward treatment and prevention.
Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests
A study from Stanford Medicine researchers and their collaborators that provides evidence that the drug azlocillin eliminates the bacteria that cause Lyme disease at the onset of infection in lab mice and cultures.
Stanford device brings silicon computing power to brain research and prosthetics
A new device enables researchers to observe hundreds of neurons in the brain in real-time. The system is based on modified silicon chips from cameras, but rather than taking a picture, it takes a movie of the neural electrical activity.
Stanford scientists program cells to carry out gene-guided construction projects
Stanford researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structures.
Alcoholics anonymous most effective path to alcohol abstinence
A Stanford researcher and two collaborators conducted an extensive review of Alcoholics Anonymous studies and found that the fellowship helps more people achieve sobriety than therapy does.
