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Stanford study challenges long-held dogma on causes of concussions

Concussions - essentially mild traumatic brain injuries - are among the most common injuries sustained on athletic fields. In the U.S., an estimated 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year.

9 Nov 2026

Stanford study reveals rapid rise in youth e-bike injuries

Rates of electric bike and electric scooter injuries are rising in children and teens across the country, a new Stanford Medicine-led study has found.

2 Nov 2026

Hospital sewers promote antibiotic resistant bacteria, new study finds

Antibiotics excreted by patients promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital sewers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

29 Oct 2026

New study reveals why colorectal cancer is more aggressive in youth

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers, along with Mass General Brigham researchers from the Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, and the Broad Institute, have uncovered biological clues to why colorectal cancer can behave more aggressively in younger people.

29 Oct 2026

New iron contrast agent offers safer cardiac MRI scans

The Biomolecular Nanotechnology research group led by Ikerbasque research professor Aitziber L. Cortajarena from CIC biomaGUNE has developed a new iron-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging that can be used for both diagnosis and treatment.

29 Oct 2026

Study identifies common mechanism behind widespread cancer mutations

A family of mutations seen in about 20% of human cancers drives malignancy by changing the accessibility of genes to a particular regulatory protein, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

28 Oct 2026

$1 million grant advances research into RNA-DNA virus evolution

Much remains unknown about the origin of viruses and how they evolve - but hunting for answers has been the focus of Portland State biology professor Ken Stedman's eXtreme Virus Lab for the past 25 years.

27 Oct 2026

Simple medical card game reduces preoperative anxiety in children

Preoperative anxiety affects about 60% of children and is linked with poorer cooperation at anesthesia induction, greater postoperative pain, and maladaptive behavioral changes.

20 Oct 2026

Asian study shows ADHD disability burden peaks in early adolescence

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder and imposes a lifelong burden extending beyond core symptoms to academic achievement, quality of life, and long-term disability.

20 Oct 2026

Scientists discover immune pathway behind radiation-induced lung damage

Researchers at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, have uncovered an immune pathway that may contribute to radiation-related lung damage and have identified a potential strategy to block it.

20 Oct 2026

New study identifies protein factor linked to chronic liver disease

The mechanisms that cause the world's most common chronic liver disease — Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — to develop and progress are not still fully understood.

20 Oct 2026

Ancient gut microbes migrated with humans across the globe

As waves of humans left Africa tens of thousands of years ago, eventually populating the entire planet, they were joined on their world-conquering ride by the trillions of microorganisms that compose the gut microbiome.

7 Oct 2026

Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer

A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose people with bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods.

5 Oct 2026

Antibiotic resistance gene helps C. difficile spores withstand hospital disinfectants

Antibiotic resistance is supercharging dangerous gut bacteria to withstand even hospital-grade disinfectants intended to kill them.

29 Sep 2026

Banning ultra-processed foods brings major hurdles for public schools

Starting in July 2029, public schools are required to start phasing out ultra-processed foods under a new California law that prohibits schools from serving foods high in sugar, fat, salt and certain artificial food additives.

28 Sep 2026

Breath test shows promise for identifying cancerous lung nodules

The human breath could help identify cancerous lung nodules negating the need for invasive testing.

23 Sep 2026

Early childhood BMI trajectories predict later cardiometabolic health risks

Childhood obesity predicts later cardiometabolic disease, but single-time weight measures may miss dynamic growth information.

23 Sep 2026

Waist-to-height ratio reliably detects chronic liver disease risk in children

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is now the most common chronic liver disease in children and adolescents, closely mirroring the global rise in childhood obesity.

22 Sep 2026

New discovery overturns a prevailing model of brain development

For centuries, scientists have thought of the brain as a single, unified organ. But new research led by Stanford Medicine reveals that what we call the brain is two distinct organs that evolved independently over hundreds of millions of years.

18 Sep 2026