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Researchers receive grant for stem cell cardio trials

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Researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) have received a National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute grant of over $5 million, to be dispersed over seven years, to conduct clinical…

Nanoparticle may advance surgery

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Medical researcher and nanotechnology professor Sam Gambhir and his research team have devised a way to use gold-based particles to image cancer cells in the brain. Although years away from…

Med school researchers discover hyper-adaptable fish

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Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Broad Institute have discovered the entire genome sequence of 21 threespine stickleback fish.…

CISAC receives $2.45 million research grant

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Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) received a $2.45 million grant for a span of four years from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to train…

New antibody offers broad cancer treatment

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Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine have developed an antibody shown to be effective in treating a wide range of cancers. The antibody encourages the body’s immune system to…

Research suggests future of stroke recovery

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Researchers at the School of Medicine recently identified two molecules as potentially having a significant impact on future stroke treatment and recovery.…

Prenatal test raises ethical questions

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A recently developed and newly released Stanford-created blood test can detect Down syndrome and two other major genetic defects at early stages of pregnancy. Experts have expressed concerns, however, about…

Researchers celebrate trial’s lasting success

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Researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine gathered with patients Sunday to celebrate a successful clinical trial that tested an alternative to the immunosuppressant drug regimen that patients must normally…