Press Release from the School of Medicine

With clock ticking, Stanford makes unprecedented effort to file for NIH stimulus grants

Jonathan Rabinovitz — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The school's Research Management Group has been working almost around-the-clock for the last two weeks to complete the faculty?s Challenge Grant proposals for NIH stimulus funds.

Packard/Stanford study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants

Erin Digitale — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The diagnosis of a deadly bowel disease in premature infants vs. those with heart disease may actually encompass two distinct disease processes with different origins.

Brain works best when cells keep right rhythms, new Stanford study suggests

David Orenstein — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

New research suggests that brain cells need to follow specific rhythms that must be kept for proper brain functioning.

Stanford researcher's discovery of ion channel turns ear on its head

Hadley Leggett — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Scientists thought they had a good model to explain how the inner ear translates vibrations in the air into sounds heard by the brain. Now it looks like parts of the model are wrong.

Stanford cardiologists to challenge 49ers in April 24 push-up contest

Hadley Leggett — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Cardiology fellows from Stanford have challenged the 49ers to an April 24 push-up contest to raise money for research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Proposed NIH stem cell guidelines dismay leading Stanford researcher

Krista Conger — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Irving Weissman says he is troubled by draft guidelines issued by the NIH that would prohibit federal funding for research involving stem cells created through a specific technique.

Inexpensive drug appears to relieve fibromyalgia pain in Stanford pilot study

Tracie White — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

In a small pilot study, researchers found that low doses of a drug used for 30 years to treat opioid addiction helped to reduce the symptoms of pain and fatigue from fibromyalgia.

Stanford study of malaria vaccine needs participants

Jon — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Researchers need additional participants to complete the first study of a new vaccine against malaria. The phase-1 clinical trial aims to test the safety of and immune response to different doses of the vaccine.

Keith Smith, ombudsman at School of Medicine, dies at 59

Michelle Brandt — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Keith I. Smith, ombudsman for the School of Medicine, died April 14 in Washington, D.C., of a heart attack. He was 59 years old.

Stanford researchers harness nanoparticles to track cancer cell changes

Bruce Goldman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A new imaging technology could enable scientists to simultaneously measure 100 or more distinct features in or on a single cell, giving a much better picture of what?s going on in individual cancer cells.

Six teen sexual health myths spread by Web identified in Packard/Stanford study

Erin Digitale — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Health Web sites that tell teens about sex are often riddled with errors and omissions, according to new research from the medical center.

New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells, Stanford study shows

Krista Conger — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment.

Public invited to April 15-16 longevity conference at Stanford

Bruce Goldman — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Much of the world's population is living longer, and the consequences of this change will be among the subjects covered at the East-West Alliance Conference that will take place April 15-16.

April 13 Beckman Symposium at Stanford will address global effects of infectious diseases

Bruce Goldman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The annual Beckman Symposium will focus on ?Global health and emerging infectious diseases.? The April 13 event is open to the public and free of charge.

Stanford study first ever to show U.S. AIDS relief saved 1 million lives

Ruthann Richter — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the program begun in 2003, has cut the death toll from HIV/AIDS through 2007 by more than 10 percent in targeted countries in Africa.

The flask track: Stanford program steers bioscience graduate students through intensive medical training

Bruce Goldman — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Master's of Science in Medicine program is immersing a select group of PhD students in the medical school curriculum to produce scientists who will understand how their research applies to disease.

Stanford medical school to provide online disclosure of faculty's consulting activities

Rosanne Spector — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The School of Medicine announced today that it would be posting on its Web site the medical- and research-related consulting activities for some 1,200 physicians and affiliated faculty.

Top Canadian prize goes to Stanford scientist Lucy Shapiro for bringing cell biology into three dimensions

Krista Conger — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Developmental biologist Lucy Shapiro will receive a 2009 Gairdner International Award for her work in using bacterial models to develop insights about cell differentiation in higher organisms.

Workhorse immune molecules lead secret lives in the brain, Stanford study finds

Bruce Goldman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Molecules assumed to be in the exclusive employ of the immune system have been caught moonlighting in the brain - with a job description distinct from their role in immunity.

HHMI names three at Stanford to prestigious 'early career scientist' posts

Bruce Goldman — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Howard Chang, Tirin Moore and Karl Deisseroth have been named to six-year terms as the inaugural class of HHMI's Early Career Scientists.