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A former Colorado doctor who illegally prescribed anti-depressants to a Menlo Park resident and Stanford student who later committed suicide was sentenced July 1 in San Mateo County Superior Court to house arrest at his Colorado home.

A century after German physicist Gustav Mie derived the math to explain why the colors in some stained glass windows look especially resplendent in the sunlight, a team of Stanford engineers has built upon his work to potentially improve a means of harvesting energy from the sun.

The T cells damage the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects the fibers of nerve cells.

STANFORD, Calif. - A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer cells, has a surprising additional role in the expression of genes in an important stem cell regulatory pathway, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

STANFORD, Calif. - Imagine donating a sample of your DNA to help researchers study the genetics of diabetes.

A Colorado doctor who illegally prescribed anti-depressants to a Stanford University student who later committed suicide was sentenced Wednesday in San Mateo County Superior Court to house arrest at his Colorado home.

No doubt you've worked hard for your success. But chances are you've also had some help and lucky breaks along the way.

It has been known for a long time that T cells can attack the body's own structures and, if they infiltrate the CNS, cause diseases such as multiple sclerosis .

Whether it's the summer grass that tickles your feet or the red Bordeaux smacking on your palate, nearly every part of the world around you carries special chemical markers.

New Control System Of The Body Discovered - Important Modulator Of Immune Cell Entry Into The Brain - Perhaps New Target For The Therapy Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Multiple Sclerosis ; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 29 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Researchers in Berlin, Germany have ameliorated inflammation of the ...

Instructors Ryan and Monica Shen Knotts taught a class featuring moves made famous by Lindy Hop orignator Frankie Manning.

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on Friday morning.

Dr. Roger and Kathleen Craig will display their unrestored 1956 Porsche Carrera Coupe at the Palo Alto Concours d Elegance on Sunday.

A Stanford student was beaten and robbed by three men early Wednesday morning, police said.

One day after The King's Academy junior running back Amir Carlisle committed to the Stanford football team as the earliest recruit in school history, St.

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This year's Stanford Jazz Festival launches its 38th season on June 26 with an eclectic menu of jazz, including swing, bebop, cool, big band, modern, blues and Latin shows.

CHARTER schools, those fairly recent phenomena in the educational-choice spectrum, have been about as academically scrutinized as it's possible for a subject to be.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announced today that they have submitted a comprehensive proposal to the City of Palo Alto that addresses fees and additional community benefits to be provided by the Hospitals in relation to the Stanford Medical Center Renewal Project.

The Obama administration will pursue talks with Iran on nuclear and other issues regardless of who emerges as president in the aftermath of Iran's disputed election, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.