Stanford Medicine

07/23/2025

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions — abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a gel that shows promise in preventing them.

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions — abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel developed at Stanford Medicine prevented adhesions in mice and pigs.

07/23/2025

A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade.

The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions — the Stanford Cancer Institute and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — to lead cross-specialty collaborations that accelerate new discoveries and speed the development of innovative new treatments for patients.

Matching grant from Weill family creates collaborative research hub, uniting scientists from Stanford Medicine and UCSF to transform cancer care within a decade.

07/23/2025

An antibody treatment developed at Stanford Medicine can prepare patients for stem cell transplantation, sparing them toxic side effects, a Phase 1 clinical trial found.

“We were able to treat these really fragile patients with a new, innovative regimen that allowed us to reduce the toxicity of the stem cell transplant protocol,” said the study’s co-senior author, Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics. “Specifically, we could eliminate the use of radiation and genotoxic chemotherapy called busulfan, with exceptional outcomes.”

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An antibody developed at Stanford Medicine can prepare patients for stem cell transplantation, sparing them toxic side effects, a Phase 1 clinical trial found.

07/22/2025

A Stanford Medicine-led study found that two common medications for epilepsy offer a safe alternative to older antiseizure medications that are known to be harmful to fetuses.

Six-year-olds who were exposed prenatally to common antiseizure medications had normal verbal and cognitive abilities, a large, multisite study has found.

07/22/2025

Stanford Medicine researchers explore the gut-brain connection and its impact on conditions ranging from anxiety and long COVID to Parkinson's disease.

Stanford Medicine researchers describe the gut-brain relationship and how it affects conditions from anxiety to long COVID to Parkinson's.

07/21/2025

Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators have found that a simple measurement taken from MRI images can more accurately predict a patient’s recovery from spinal cord injuries.

Making a prognosis for spinal cord injury has been a guessing game, but a neuroimaging study by Stanford Medicine scientists and collaborators finds answers hiding in plain sight.

07/19/2025

Stanford Medicine scientists are using artificial intelligence to better capture how healthy cells surrounding tumors influence cancer cell behavior and how those interactions can inform treatments.

07/18/2025

Stanford Medicine otolaryngologist Konstantina Stankovic, MD, PhD, shares answers and insights from her Ask Me Anything, explaining hearing loss, exploring treatments, and highlighting her research to restore hearing.

Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss

What actually causes hearing loss? Are there new treatments that can restore hearing? Can it be reversed? How does air travel affect hearing loss?

07/18/2025

Stanford Medicine research demonstrates a new way of detecting cells implicated in the malfunctions that cause psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia.

Stanford Medicine research demonstrates a new way of detecting cells implicated in the malfunctions that cause psychiatric diseases.

07/18/2025

Sunscreen is one of the most widely recommended and commonly misunderstood products in medicine. Though dermatologists broadly agree on its benefits, questions about safety, ingredients, regulation and necessity persist.

To clarify what the science shows, we spoke with Stanford Medicine dermatologists who discuss these issues every day with their patients. Their consensus: Sunscreen is a safe, essential tool for preventing skin cancer, other skin disorders and the overall effects of aging on the skin. But not all products are created equal, and public understanding of sunscreen is overdue for an update.

Somehow, the idea that we need to protect our skin from the sun has blurred in recent years — largely due to online misinformation. We asked dermatologists about the science on sunscreen products.

07/17/2025

Chemicals known as PFAS have a powerful ability to repel oil and water and resist heat. However, they can remain in our bodies for years and increase the risk of certain types of cancer, birth defects, and liver and kidney disease. Stanford Medicine scientists and clinicians who have studied PFAS share tips on how to lower personal exposure to these 'forever chemicals.'

The so-called 'forever chemicals' can stick around in the environment - and in our bodies. Scientists agree there is cause for concern. So what should we be doing to mitigate our health risks?