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Shining a light on brains — and injury

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Patients suffering from brain injury may have new hope thanks to a project by Stanford and three other universities studying how the brain and its microcircuitry react to sudden physiological…

Project gets slice of PIE money

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Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE) has granted $1.8 million to six research projects proposed by faculty and students--a first for the 16-month-old institute.…

Precourt Institute awards first six research grants

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The six grants, which total $1.8 million, are set to fund projects on energy storage, fuel and solar cells, geothermal system modeling, water oxidation and carbon dioxide reduction.…

New cancer treatment approved by FDA

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Provenge, a new treatment for prostate cancer that was originally developed by Stanford researchers in the 1990s.…

New genetic test monitors heart transplant rejection

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Stanford researchers published findings from a clinical trial that may lead to a reduction in biopsies to monitor rejection in heart transplant patients.…

Plant pathogen behavior is tissue-specific, says bio prof

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Stanford researchers reported a first-time discovery of tissue-specific targeting in pathogens that could revolutionize research on disease treatment in both plants and humans. The findings of this study on tumor-causing…

Researchers find electricity-plant link

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A team of Stanford engineers has managed to harness electrical energy directly from algae cells. The researchers believe that this result represents the first step toward generating “high efficiency” electricity…

Prof. halts MS trial after fears

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A vascular treatment program for multiple sclerosis at Stanford Medical School was terminated after some patients had complications.…