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Dec 16 2019 | Stanford Engineering
Optogenetics has revolutionized neuroscience, and materials scientists have now found a way to do it even better.
Dec 13 2019 | Stanford Medicine - Scope
Every month, I get an allergen desensitization shot. The shots are fairly painful, but I receive them willingly in a safe and comfortable setting, and I feel positive about their impact on my life: they allow me to pet my cats without breaking out in hives.
Dec 12 2019 | Stanford Medicine - Scope
For most of us, pain is mysterious: how does a stubbed toe or backache translate into such an uncomfortable sensation?
Dec 11 2019 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
Stanford scientist Carla Pugh has spent years developing wearable technologies for surgeons. Her goal: Use data to improve surgical decision-making.
Dec 11 2019 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
MDMA can instill in users an unguarded comfort among even the most unfamiliar of faces but is also prone to abuse. Stanford researchers have driven a wedge between these two aspects of the drug.
Dec 11 2019 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
In the presence of alcohol, a defective version of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene in human cell cultures and mice leads to biochemical changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Dec 10 2019 | Stanford Medicine - Scope
By Bruce Goldman
Ever wonder why people talk with their hands? We all do -- across cultures, throughout history. Now, a serendipitous discovery building on years of meticulous work tells us what may be the reason -- or at least a reason -- for it.
Ever wonder why people talk with their hands? We all do -- across cultures, throughout history. Now, a serendipitous discovery building on years of meticulous work tells us what may be the reason -- or at least a reason -- for it.
Dec 9 2019 | Stanford Medicine - News Center
The default mode network, which controls the brain at rest, does not switch off in children with Type 1 diabetes when they focus on a task, a study led by Stanford scientists has shown.
Dec 9 2019 | Stanford News
Senior Erica Scott and coterminal student Mustafa Fattah have been named Marshall Scholars and will use the scholarship to pursue graduate degrees in the United Kingdom.
Dec 9 2019 | Stanford Engineering
Doctors and researchers are equipped with objective tests to detect and measure many serious illnesses. But when it comes to mental illness, no such tests exist.
