Autoimmune Conditions

Serendipity and passion peg an elusive illness

Stanford researchers launch a massive study of lung tissue — healthy and diseased — in one of their own

Altering cells could ease a promising cancer therapy’s side effects

Building kinetic contraptions to bring data to life

An experimental cancer treatment tested in mice is showing promise in tracking down and killing tumors throughout the body.

Stress at the wrong time causes fat cells to flourish

Tiny lab-grown blobs could aid understanding of psychiatric and neurological disease

Caution surrounds the use of animals to solve donor shortages

CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing tool, but it’s not without risk

Stanford’s heart transplant breakthrough precipitated years of protocol advances