From prehab to rehab
How Stanford physicians and researchers prepare patients to thrive after surgery
Psychiatry & Mental Health
Name that object
Pivotal response therapy that taps into the interests of children with autism, is better than existing therapies at motivating them to talk, a new study shows.
Battling burnout
Programs that address the stresses of being a physician begin to show results
Making connections
Children with autism show social improvement when treated with the hormone vasopressin
A legacy of trauma
A PTSD expert examines whether changes from extreme stress embed into family genetics
Social eating
Researchers have identified a brain-circuitry link between how much food mice consume and social interactions, which could lead to treatments for people with anorexia.
Animal magnetism
Scientists find neurons that hard-wire brains to recognize the sex of strangers
Positively healing
Allergy treatment works better when side effects are seen as good news
Hitting pain’s off switch
Figuring out why some pain becomes agonizing and chronic
Deciding to change
An excerpt from the autobiography of a transgender scientist