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The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to quicker recovery for patients after knee surgery, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.

Mezvinsky, 31, and Clinton, 29, have known each other since they were teenagers when they were introduced by colleagues of their political parents.

Prior studies have shown CD30+CLPDs have an excellent prognosis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to present the single-center experience of Stanford University, Stanford, Calif, in the management of CD30+CLPDs. METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis of 56 patients with CD30+CLPDs treated at our institution was performed.

You wouldn't want a car with no brakes. It turns out that the developing brain needs them, too.

In the November issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , a study out of Stanford University found that Barrett's esophagus was detected in six percent of asymptomatic women undergoing endoscopic screening.

Dr. David A. Stoker, MD, FACS of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates discusses innovative medical research and the latest technology surrounding liposuction from his Los Angeles plastic surgery practice.

Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, and published in today's online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .

The field of personal robotics is raising all kinds of legal issues -- and not just personal injury and property damage They already detect and defuse bombs, control traffic patterns and do some basic household chores.

A Stanford University student from Illinois and a Princeton University student from Saratoga are among 32 Americans who have won Rhodes Scholarships.

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Stanford University has developed a way to simulate blood flow on the computer to optimize surgical designs.

Being blind didn't keep Stephanie Enyart from graduating from Stanford University.

This week two panels of medical experts recommended fewer screening tests for breast and cervical cancer.

According to IBM, "BlueMatter, a new algorithm created by IBM researchers in collaboration with Stanford University, exploits the Blue Gene supercomputing architecture in order to noninvasively measure and map the connections between all cortical and sub-cortical locations within the human brain using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging." ...

Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem -- even when the target is innocent -- greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread with the tenacity of the H1N1 flu, according to new research from the USC Marshall School of Business and Stanford University.

BlueMatter, a new algorithm created in collaboration with Stanford University, exploits the Blue Gene supercomputing architecture in order to noninvasively measure and map the connections between all cortical and sub-cortical locations within the human brain using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging.

At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind.

The Associated Press poll on health care, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Oct.

What once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction a car that can safely operate without direct input from a driver is rapidly moving from the realm of science fiction toward reality.

STANFORD, Calif. - In fields ranging from cardiac disease and cancer to premature birth defects and stem cells, federal stimulus dollars are having an enormous effect on the biomedical research community, creating new jobs and spurring economic growth while reinvigorating programs that could benefit adults and children who face serious illness.

Americans don't want to shoulder the cost of President Obama's health care overhaul themselves, strongly preferring that the rich should pay for it.