In a paradigm shift, a Stanford Medicine-led study reveals a new role for a well-known protein, tau, linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Stanford Medicine’s David Relman transformed clinical diagnostics and food tracing for cyclospora, the parasitic organism behind the surge of this lesser-known diarrheal illness. Here’s what he thinks you should know.

Older adults’ geographic movements — also known as their life-space mobility — shrink in extreme heat that makes leaving the house difficult.

Researchers are venturing into a new area of collaboration that relies on agentic AI, co-scientists that can act independently and help humans ideate, hypothesize and speed up scientific exploration.

Millions of Americans have turned to cheaper, compounded versions. Stanford clinicians explain why they have safety concerns, and what to do if you are taking one.

Stanford Medicine’s new proton therapy facility is ready for patients. On June 4 a child with a rare brain tumor became the first to receive treatment.