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A few closely related drugs, all squarely aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, have served up what can be charitably described as a lackadaisical performance. Stanford Medicine neurologist Mike Greicius explains why these drugs, so promising in theory, don’t appear to be helping patients much if at all.
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Mashup Score: 29What really happens to our memory as we age? - 2 month(s) ago
A Q&A with a Stanford neuroscientist on dementia, healthy aging and memory loss — and how we can protect our brains in later life
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Mashup Score: 48Match Day 101: How does the medical residency match work? - 2 month(s) ago
Graduating medical students go through an unusual springtime ritual known as Match Day to find out where they’ll continue their training. Here’s everything you wanted to know about the big day.
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Mashup Score: 28What really happens to our memory as we age? - 2 month(s) ago
A Q&A with a Stanford neuroscientist on dementia, healthy aging and memory loss — and how we can protect our brains in later life
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Mashup Score: 32How personal experience forged this student's passion for combating gender-based violence - 2 month(s) ago
Over the past decade, Stanford Medicine student Lillie Reed has dedicated her life and academic career to preventing violence and helping victims heal from the resulting trauma.
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Mashup Score: 16PA student, a cancer survivor, rolls with the punches - 2 month(s) ago
She was a first-year PA student at Stanford Medicine when an MRI scan revealed that Melanie Shojinaga had a brain tumor.
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Mashup Score: 27Researchers dial in on genetic culprit of disease - 2 month(s) ago
Genome-wide association studies can lay the groundwork to more precisely assess a person’s risk for disease, detect diseases earlier, reveal a molecular understanding of how certain illnesses arise, and point to new therapeutic targets.
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Mashup Score: 19Seeking more equitable outcomes for his tribal heritage - 2 month(s) ago
For Christopher Lopez, currently a third-year medical student, the Stanford Medicine campus is more than just where he’s pursuing his MD-PhD degree — it sits on the ancestral land of the Ohlone people.
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Mashup Score: 5Why we should be fighting heart disease more like we fight cancer - 2 month(s) ago
Despite being the leading cause of death worldwide, heart disease feels less threatening than cancer and inspires less urgency in patients and providers. A Stanford cardiologist explains how we should react instead.
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Mashup Score: 12A hunger to help people brought her to both surgery, cooking - 2 month(s) ago
Carlie Arbaugh is dedicated to both surgery and cooking because they demand meticulous attention to detail and the ability to think on your feet.
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A few closely related drugs, all aimed at treating Alzheimer’s disease, don’t appear to be helping patients much if at all. Stanford Medicine neurologist Mike Greicius, MD, explains why. #Alzheimers #Medicine https://t.co/kcBlmODq3V