News and Press Releases: Public Health
Collaboration Meets Innovation »
Stanford funding kickstarts research aimed at developing a range of transformative environmental solutions.
By Rob Jordan,
Ecological Underpinnings of Rural Poverty »
A first-of-its-kind effort combines economic, ecological and epidemiological models. The lessons learned could inform interventions to lift people out of poverty.
By Rob Jordan,
Corals May Hold Cancer Insights »
Stanford researchers are exploring how corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after nuclear bomb tests 70 years ago have adapted to persistent radiation. Their work is featured in a...
By Rob Jordan,
World’s Smallest Primate Could Provide Huge Health Insights »
Stanford researchers have identified more than 20 mouse lemurs with genetic traits for conditions such as heart disease and eye problems, making the tiny primates potentially useful...
By Ruthann Richter,
How to Reduce Impact of Climate Change on Human Health »
Report offers wide-ranging recommendations to U.S. president for mitigating the grave effects of climate change on human health. The paper was produced in conjunction with the Climate...
By Jennie Dusheck,
What a Warming Planet Means for Mosquito-Borne Diseases »
A new analysis by Stanford researchers reveals that the ideal temperature for the spread of mosquito-born diseases like dengue, chikungunya and Zika is 29 degrees C. This finding...
By Sarah Derouin,
Legal Expert on President Trump’s Environmental Plan »
In Q&A, Woods Senior Fellow Deborah Sivas discusses legal implications of Trump administration's moves on environmental policy.
By Sharon Driscoll, Deborah A. Sivas,
Students Become Zika Experts, Publish Paper »
Introductory freshman seminar students study the epidemic’s sparse, rapidly changing history. In an unusual twist, their coursework culminated in a journal publication.
By Taylor Kubota,
Winning with Water: Funding Awarded to Revitalize Urban Slums »
Stanford’s Stephen Luby to direct health evaluation of prestigious research collaboration led by Monash University to revitalize slums through water management strategies.
By Rachel Leslie,
People With Ebola May Not Always Show Symptoms »
Research confirms previous suspicions that Ebola virus does not uniformly cause severe disease, and that people may be infected without showing signs of illness, and suggests the...
By Ruthann Richter,
Study Finds flaw in Global Effort to Mitigate Carbon Emissions »
International mechanisms in which companies earn valuable credits for offsetting greenhouse gas output are subject to inaccurate self-reporting and need third-party monitoring,...
By Rob Jordan,
Mystery of Tropical Human Parasite Swimming Solved »
Stanford bioengineers combined live observation, mathematical insights and robots to reveal the movement of parasitic larvae that cause schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease...
By Taylor Kubota,
Stanford Bioengineer Wins MacArthur "Genius" Grant »
Stanford’s Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
By Amy Adams,
A New President, a New Climate Agenda »
In Washington, D.C., forum, prominent experts from government, private and academic sectors provide guidance to the next administration on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...
By Rob Jordan,
Stanford Expert Explains Antibacterial Soap Ban »
Federal phase-out of various chemicals will likely take many soap products off store shelves, but doesn’t affect other products with same ingredients.
By Rob Jordan,
Ecological Solution More Effective at Combatting Disease Than Drugs Alone »
Study upends status quo for combatting schistosomiasis, which affects 250 million people worldwide. Spread of parasitic disease curbed more effectively with ecological intervention...
By Rob Jordan,
New Ideas for a Changing Environment »
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Announces 2016 Environmental Venture Projects and Realizing Environmental Innovation Program Grants
By Devon Ryan,
Study Finds Link Between Canned Food and Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemical »
New research resolves the debate on the link between canned food and exposure to the hormone-disrupting chemical known as Bisphenol A, or BPA.
By Rob Jordan,
Zika Virus: Risks and Precautions »
Q&A with Woods-affiliated Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease Desiree LaBeaud.
Fracking's Impact to Drinking Water Sources »
A case study of a small Wyoming town reveals that practices common in the fracking industry may have widespread impacts on drinking water resources.
By Rob Jordan,
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