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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The newest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine highlights new paths for chronic disease prevention, management and care. stan.md/4nDvElc
September 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Having to spend time ironing can put a wrinkle in other plans, which is why wash and wear cotton has become so popular. But did you know that the basic chemistry to create these fibers was developed thanks to public funding?

Learn more here:
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The chemistry research that gave us wash-and-wear cotton fabrics
Research from USDA chemistry laboratory made cotton fabric permanently wrinkle resistant
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June 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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we're crowd-sourcing a searchable repository of tangible benefits stemming from federally-funded research. Come enjoy the great stories; or send in an idea; or volunteer to join the team.

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please share and re-share so we get more great stories in there!
Searchable database of tangible benefits that federally-funded research gave us.
A crowd-sourced site. Health and Well-being. National Security. Prosperity.
publicusaresearchbenefits.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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stanfordmedicine.bsky.social
Stanford Medicine researchers have created a liquid biopsy test capable of detecting cancers, molecular mechanisms of resistance to treatment and tissue injury. stan.md/42mnBRX
Stanford Medicine researchers develop RNA blood test to detect cancers, other clues
Stanford Medicine researchers have created a liquid biopsy test capable of detecting cancers, molecular mechanisms of resistance to treatment and tissue injury.
med.stanford.edu
April 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.

https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4

Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
NIH continues to be throttled even though funds are no longer frozen.

There is great value in access to healthcare treatments, in knowledge that will inevitably lead to future treatments, and in an institution that trains and supports the best (well, at least right now) scientists in the world.
February 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This piece was really fun to write because scientists get really excited when asked to talk or respond over email about their favorite cell.
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The cells that stoke the imaginations of Stanford Medicine scientists
Our researchers picked cells from all over the human body — cells of all shapes, sizes and abilities. From the brain to the heart to the intestines.
scopeblog.stanford.edu
October 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I wrote something about dopamine. This neurotransmitter doesn't change shape like a Transformer, but there's definitely more than meets the eye.

theconversation.com/dopamine-is-...
Dopamine is a brain chemical famously linked to mood and pleasure − but researchers have found mul...
From dopamine hacking to dopamine detoxes, some people have sought to harness this brain chemical to improve their mood and productivity. But it’s far more complicated than that.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2023 at 4:57 PM