A randomized, double-blind study of 155 participants with knee osteoarthritis found that those who received oral methotrexate had significantly reduced pain and improved stiffness after 6 months compared with those taking a placebo. The participants’ average age was about 61 years and all lived in the UK.
In October 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the recombinant shingles vaccine (marketed as Shingrix) as a replacement for the live-virus vaccine because it was more effective at protecting people aged 50 years or older against herpes zoster, or shingles. Now an observational study in Nature Medicine suggests it may offer better protection against dementia too.
In July, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) issued an alert amid the rise of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in countries across the Americas, including Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has previously been identified in certain species of wildlife, including white-tailed deer. But new research in Nature Communications suggests it may be common in other types of wildlife, especially species living near high-trafficked human areas.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released emergency use instructions for the antiviral drug oseltamivir, which is sold as Tamiflu. The guidelines detail directions for treatment or postexposure prevention of infection with novel influenza A viruses, which spread among animals and gave rise to the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1), or H5N1 bird flu.
Jonathan Levin urged new first-year and transfer students to ask big questions in his address at Tuesday’s Convocation ceremony.
A new book co-authored by ecologists Paul Ehrlich and Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.
Text of prepared remarks by Stanford President Jonathan Levin at the 134th Opening Convocation Ceremony.
Stanford Provost Jenny Martinez and Vice Provost for Student Affairs Michele Rasmussen share two new resources regarding freedom of expression and the new Title VI process.
The gene-editing technology is one of the biggest biology advances of the last two decades. An inexpensive kit developed by Stanford undergraduates brings hands-on experiments to high school classrooms.
Stanford welcomed more than 4,500 frosh and transfer, graduate, and professional students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. See the highlights.
Stanford welcomed more than 4,500 frosh and transfer, graduate, and professional students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. Watch the highlights.
New students and their families heard from President Levin, student speaker Diego Kagurabadza, and more at the formal open to their time at Stanford.
Residential student leaders spend a few weeks before the academic year starts learning leadership skills and preparing for their roles as resident assistants and ethnic theme associates in the many dorms and residences at Stanford.
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