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Personalized, predictive, preventive care
Precision health takes a big-data approach to disease prevention and detection, focusing on the various factors that help maintain health throughout life.
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For teens with bulimia, family-based therapy works best
Recovery from the eating disorder is faster if adolescents receive a treatment that enlists their parents, according to a new study.
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Stanford-born nonprofit uses star power to teach youngsters in India about HIV/AIDS
Widely disseminated videos in India use animated figures of beloved celebrities to teach students how to protect themselves against the potentially fatal disease.
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Stanford Health Library, in new digs, celebrates 25th anniversary this year
Started in a small storefront in the Stanford Shopping Center, the library’s main branch now is housed in the Hoover Pavilion, a landmark Art Deco building at the corner of Quarry and Palo roads that was once Palo Alto Hospital.
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Coming soon: New bioscience graduate students
A new associate dean will welcome the incoming cohort of 112 bioscience students, who were selected from a pool of 1,985 applicants.
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New medical students ponder life-and-death questions
During orientation, Stanford’s new class of medical students met with deans to pause and reflect on the meaning of pledging their lives to the compassionate care of patients and the challenges involved in achieving that goal.
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X-ray laser experiment could help in designing drugs for brain disorders
Scientists found that when two protein structures in the brain join up, they act as an amplifier for a slight increase in calcium concentration, triggering a gunshot-like release of neurotransmitters from one neuron to another.
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Researchers genetically engineer yeast to produce opioids
It typically takes a year to produce hydrocodone from plants, but researchers have genetically modified yeast to make it in just a few days. The technique could improve access to medicines in impoverished nations.
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Stanford Cancer Center South Bay opens to first patients
A patient and family advisory council recommended ways to maximize patient comfort at the new cancer center.
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'A mother hen,' early Stanford kidney donor dies at 99
One of Stanford’s first living kidney donors lived a long and fulfilling life with her family.
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Awards recognize exceptional work in education, patient care
Faculty, staff, residents and a student were honored for a variety of contributions to Stanford Medicine at the medical school’s 2015 commencement.
Leading in Precision Health
Stanford Medicine is leading the biomedical revolution in precision health, defining and developing the next generation of care that is proactive, predictive and precise.
A Legacy of Innovation
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