Stanford Medicine investigators and their colleagues have found that one of humanity’s most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for lupus, the chronic autoimmune condition.
Nobelist @CarolynBertozzi on why diversity matters: “If the faces of science are primarily white dudes, researchers of other backgrounds will take their talent somewhere they don’t feel so marginalized.”
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Stanford Medicine scientists are using artificial intelligence to better capture how healthy cells surrounding tumors influence cancer cell behavior and how those interactions can inform treatments.
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Twelve years ago, Stanford Medicine geneticist Ron Davis shifted his focus to study severe chronic fatigue syndrome — the disease that has profoundly affected his son. Today, each new discovery, big or small, gives him hope for a path forward. stan.md/4nqAOBu
If you're a night owl, you may want to consider becoming an early bird. According to a sleep study from Stanford Medicine, staying up late can have a negative impact on one's mental health.
More than 40% of American adults are classified as obese and 36% struggle with mental health. According to Shebani Sethi, MD, clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, the two epidemics are closely linked.
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A Stanford Medicine study found that an “immune system reset” can potentially reverse autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes. The strategy may also be applicable to other autoimmune diseases and organ transplantation.
Feeling anxious? Lisa Kim talks to David Spiegel, MD, about a way to help lower your stress level called cyclic sighing, a controlled breathing exercise that emphasizes long exhalations: stan.md/3E5Oey5#Stress#Anxiety#MedTwitter
Using a new technique called multi-omic microsampling, Stanford Medicine researchers can measure thousands of protein, fat and metabolic molecules from a single drop of blood.
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