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With shortages of beds, ventilators and healthcare personnel cropping up nationwide, Stanford researchers responded by building a calculator to aid policy makers and hospital administrators project and plan around resource scarcity.

Researchers develop calculator to project resource shortages for policy makers, hospitals

Yasmin Rafiei
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April 15, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1.92 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights the debut of a new diagnostic test that detects SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients’ blood samples. (Photo: Unsplash)

Research Roundup: COVID-19 antibody test, viral spread amid deforestation, brain stimulation and depression

Derek Chen
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April 13, 2020
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A new grad student initiative, the COVID-19 Response Innovation Lab, is working to launch new projects to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: COVID-19 Response Innovation Lab)

Grad student-organized COVID-19 response lab mobilizes teams to tackle coronavirus response

Cooper Veit
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April 12, 2020
Research
Stanford alumnus Adam Pahlavan ’20 teamed up with his high school mentor, Serena McCalla, to turn her online summer research program idea into a reality. (Photo courtesy of the Franklyn Wang)

Stanford alum, high school educator launch Summer STEM Institute

Camryn Pak
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April 12, 2020
Research
“I’m worried that caregivers will recede even further into the background,” said Stanford psychologist Ranak Trivedi. “Caring for family members, whether or not they are sick, is a role that can be very stressful and isolating.” (Photo: Pexels)

New Stanford survey seeks effects of COVID-19 on family caregivers

Sophia Nesamoney
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April 11, 2020
Research
The technology (not pictured) uses motion detection to sense urine and stool, deploying a variety of tests which can identify an assortment of ailments, including some colorectal and urologic cancers. (Photo: Pexels/John Johnson)

Smart toilet can detect disease, identifies user with butt scan

Emma Talley
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April 8, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1.35 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that describes the pros and cons of mask decontamination methods in fighting the coronavirus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus mask decontaminations, heart abnormalities, stress influences on brain

Derek Chen
  •  
April 6, 2020
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(Photo: Stanford Daily file photo)

Stanford researchers tackle COVID-19 from all angles

Yash Pershad
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April 5, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that aims to conduct a large-scale survey and understand the impacts of coronavirus on people’s daily lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus, bias in speech recognition, squid communication

Derek Chen
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April 3, 2020
Research
(Photo: Pixnio)

Stanford researchers develop potential method to reuse N95 respirators

Kate Selig
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March 31, 2020
News
(Photo: Stanford School of Medicine).

‘Publish and perish’: Despite ‘shelter-in-place,’ grad students cite pressure to continue lab work

Alex Tsai
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March 25, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has infected at least an estimated 1 million people globally. Our roundup this week highlights research that aims to conduct a large-scale survey and understand the impacts of coronavirus on people’s daily lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Coronavirus misconceptions, ‘baby talk,’ young adults vaping

Derek Chen
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March 25, 2020
Research
Lyme disease affects more than 300,000 people annually. Our roundup this week highlights research on an antibiotic that treats Lyme disease in mice and cell cultures. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Fighting Lyme disease, ‘neuroforecasting,’ breast cancer genetic testing

Derek Chen
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March 16, 2020
Research
Our roundup this week highlights research that studied the gender wage gap across clinical departmental chairs at public medical schools, and found female chairs earned roughly $70,000 to $80,000 less than their male counterparts. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Gender pay gap, eyesight restoration and preterm birth

Derek Chen
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March 10, 2020
Research
The novel coronavirus has zoonotic origins in horseshoe bats; zoonotic viruses are transmitted from reservoir hosts to humans through intermediate hosts (Photo: Pixabay)

Stanford-developed coronavirus test to be used at Stanford Hospital

Emma Talley and Ujwal Srivastava
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March 6, 2020
Research
The process of creating industrial diamonds can take a lot of energy or require a catalyst. Our roundup this week highlights research that uses a different approach to produce pure diamonds without the high energy requirement or a catalyst. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Diamond formation, electrolyte supplements, colon inflammation

Derek Chen
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March 1, 2020
Research
(Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Battery car testing, African killifish embryos and ocean organism extinctions

Derek Chen
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Feb. 24, 2020
Health
In its current form, the Pediatric Weight Control Program, developed over 20 years ago, uses behavioral interventions in order to address childhood obesity by helping families create a balanced diet and focus on exercise habits (Photo: MELISSA WEYANT/The Stanford Daily).

Stanford Children’s Health makes weight-control program accessible to low-income families through online platform

Esha Dhawan
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Feb. 20, 2020
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(Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Antidepressants, carbon sinks, preventing preterm delivery

Derek Chen
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Feb. 17, 2020
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Last December, the FDA approved the release of Ervebo, the first vaccine approved to combat the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (created by CDC microbiologist Frederick A. Murphy/flickr)

FDA approves first-ever vaccine for Ebola prevention

Sophia Nesamoney
  •  
Feb. 12, 2020
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