Researchers design more accurate method of determining premature infants' risk of illness
Researchers have developed a non-invasive way of quickly predicting the future health of premature infants, which could better target specialized medical intervention and cut health-care costs.

New antibody-combination therapy developed at Stanford boosts human lymphoma cure rate in mouse models
More than half of laboratory mice with human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are cured by a treatment involving just two monoclonal antibodies, according to a new study.

Now coming to your iPhone: Stanford-developed app that shows 2-D structure of thousands of RNA molecules
A new technology developed at Stanford will soon enable scientists to enter a specific RNA from baker's yeast into their iPhone and see a depiction of its two-dimensional structure.

Conference will provide help for cancer caregivers
New York Times health columnist and bestselling author Jane Brody will be the keynote speaker at a Sept. 11 conference on the Stanford campus for those who provide care for cancer patients.

Stem cell ruling puts researcher's project in limbo
Promising work by Joanna Wysocka, PhD, has been thrown into an uncertain limbo by a recent injunction suspending federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

The two years of living dangerously: One doctor's journey to the United States
Eleven years old and alone in a strange country, Roham Zamanian awaited his destiny. It was 1983, and the final leg of a journey to freedom had suddenly spun out of control.

International expert on study design to head Stanford Prevention Research Center
John Ioannidis, MD, DSc, will take over as division chief of the Stanford Prevention Research Center on Sept. 1. He wants to expand the center's expertise by focusing on population health.

Stanford study of program for cancer survivors needs participants
Researchers are recruiting cancer survivors for a study of a program that is designed to help people get the most out of life while living with the disease.

Evolution may have pushed humans toward greater risk for type-1 diabetes, study shows
The human race may have been evolving in the recent past to be more susceptible, rather than less, to such complex diseases as type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study shows.

Aug. 24 memorial service for Edward Harris
A memorial service for Edward "Ted" Harris Jr., MD, chair emeritus of medicine and a former academic secretary for the university, will take place Aug. 24.

Dogs' wide range of physical traits controlled by small number of genetic regions, researcher finds
Although such attributes as nose length and body size can vary wildly among different breeds of dogs, scientists have found that they are determined by only a few genetic regions.

Physicians failing to follow recommended heart-failure treatment guidelines, study finds
Physicians are losing ground in prescribing the types of medications that have proven most effective in treating a condition known as congestive heart failure, according to a new study.

Leon Rosenberg, emeritus professor at Stanford medical school, dies at 82
Leon Rosenberg, PhD, who contributed to the growing field of immunology throughout his three decades on the medical school faculty, died July 18 at the age 82 of natural causes.

Grant for pediatric medical device development
The FDA has awarded $1 million to a collaborative effort between SRI International and the medical school to support commercial development of pediatric medical devices.

Community health office announces ?seed grants? for eight researchers
The Office of Community Health has announced the recipients of the 2010 Clinical and Translational Science Award seed grants funded by National Institutes of Health.