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• Stanford University Uses Fluidigm Integrated Fluidic Circuits to Help Develop Maternal Blood Test for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities

  - 2008-10-07

  Scientists Find a Noninvasive Prenatal Test for Down Syndrome SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation today announced that Stanford University has used the unique properties of the company's integrated fluidic circuits IFCs to help develop a noninvasive prenatal test for fetal chromosomal abnormalities using maternal blood. This...

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• Asian-White Couples Face Distinct Pregnancy Risks, Stanford/Packard Study Finds

  - 2008-10-01

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Pregnant women who are part of an Asian-white couple face an increased risk of gestational diabetes as compared with couples in which both partners are white, according to a new study from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers also...

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• Mysterious Snippets of DNA Withstand Eons of Evolution, Stanford Study Finds

  - 2008-10-01

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Small stretches of seemingly useless DNA harbor a big secret, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. There's one problem: We don't know what it is. Although individual laboratory animals appear to live happily when these genetic ciphers are deleted, these snippets have been highly...

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• Volunteers Sought for Stanford Studies of Bipolar Disorder

  - 2007-11-07

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are seeking volunteers for several research studies on bipolar disorder, which affects more than 10 million American adults. The illness typically requires lifelong treatment, and researchers have been studying which medications are the most effective. "We're aiming to...

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• Stanford Researchers Sniff Out Gene That Gives Dogs Black Fur

  - 2007-10-30

  STANFORD, Calif. -- A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in our abilities to cope with stress, a team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine reports. The study, published in the...

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• Stanford/Packard Researchers Find Disease Genes Hidden in Discarded Data

  - 2007-10-24

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Previously hidden obesity-related genes have been uncovered from old experiments by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The finding suggests that useful information about many medical disorders may be languishing in mountains of discarded data. "We've devised a fairly...

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• SEVERE TRAUMA AFFECTS CHILD'S BRAIN FUNCTION.

  - 2007-09-01

  The first study to examine brain activity patterns in severely traumatized children showed their brains function differently than those of healthy children, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children.s Hospital. The study hints at the biological underpinnings of...

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• Severe Trauma Affects Kids' Brain Function, Say Stanford/Packard Researchers

  - 2007-07-26

  STANFORD, Calif. -- The first study to examine brain activity patterns in severely traumatized children showed their brains function differently than those of healthy children, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The study hints at the biological underpinnings of the disorder...

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• Baby Poop Gives Stanford Researchers Inside Scoop on Development of Gut Microbes

  - 2007-06-26

  STANFORD, Calif. -- Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are as interested in a baby's poop as doting parents are, and for good reason. When a baby is born, so too is a new microbial ecosystem in the baby's gut. The Stanford team has made the most...

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• Once-Fatal Metabolic Disorders Treatable, Says Stanford/Packard Researcher

  - 2007-05-30

  STANFORD, Calif. -- People with a class of rare genetic disorders that often lead to brain damage, coma and death can be successfully treated with drugs, says a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The researchers found in their unprecedented 25-year study...

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