From the DNA of nearly 300,000 veterans, scientists have singled out a handful of genetic mutations that not only govern levels of cholesterol, but may also...
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A decade-long effort led by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists has been rewarded with the identification of the human skeletal stem cell. The...
An online initiative offering low-cost genetic testing to relatives of people with genetic mutations that increase their risk of cancer encourages the...
A new approach that distills deluges of genetic data and patient health records has identified a set of telltale patterns that can predict a person’s risk for...
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have demonstrated that gene therapy can be effective without causing a dangerous side effect common to all...
People with a form of heart disease called cardiomyopathy have abnormally short telomeres in heart muscle cells responsible for contraction, according to a new...
A blood test can predict which patients with a type of cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are likely to respond positively to initial therapy and...
Kevin Malott, MD, a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, died July 26...
Inside a cell, death often occurs like the wave at a baseball game. What starts with two hands flung skyward prompts another, and another, until the wave has...
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma appear to be at significantly increased risk for the development of...
Children with autism were able to improve their social skills by using a smartphone app paired with Google Glass to help them understand the emotions conveyed...
People with depression have low blood levels of a substance called acetyl-L-carnitine, according to a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist and her...
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that serves as natural protection against one of the most common...
Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to talk with doctors about their...
A device that keeps extra-close tabs on the ups and downs of blood glucose levels reveals that most people see only a partial picture of the sugar circulating...
Children with autism have structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding, according to a...