Medical Research

An explanation for how normally benevolent brain cells called astrocytes turn ruthless and destroy injured neurons

Engineering heart tissue to improve the lives of infants with severe heart abnormalities

Researchers spot brain cells that help drive gender-specific sexual behavior

A new type of magnetic brain stimulation eliminates symptoms in more than three-quarters of patients

One-fifth of hospitalized patients develop coronavirus antibodies that attack their tissue

Teen brains are conditioned to shut down mom’s voice

A steadfast commitment to fundamental science has pushed Stanford Medicine research beyond what we could have imagined

A new type of brain model reveals the organ’s workings in unparalleled detail, providing insights into development and disease

Chief of commission on North America’s opioid crisis reflects on the importance of consensus

Student researchers turned to everyday items to isolate antibodies from chicken eggs