Stanford researchers developed a device that emits electromagnetic radiation that oscillates between at least first and second distinct polarization states.
Researchers at Stanford have established the safety and penetrance of the dopaminergic prodrug etilevodopa to prevent the progression of myopia ("nearsightedness"). In the past 50 years, myopia prevalence in the U.S.
A team of Stanford researchers has invented a product that can be used to provide relief to patients with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), with a particular focus on palmar hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating of the hands).
A common hurdle for many drug delivery applications is getting the desired compounds to the targeted cells or receptors. Additional barriers of achieving the therapeutic drug concentration and necessary drug diffusion are also present even after successful targeted delivery.
Stanford researchers at the Thakor Lab have developed methods for kidney tissue regeneration using pulsed focused ultrasound (pFUS) therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and/or MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (e.g., exosomes or microvesicles).
As of 2020, radiation therapy has saved over 3.38 million cancer patients in the US. Radiation therapy treatment planning often involves a time-consuming and labor-intensive process where physicians must manually optimize the prescribed radiation dose.
Stanford researchers have developed a novel technique to control proton beams for radiation therapy to deliver a very high, full dose across a tumor in less than one second.
Stanford researchers have used deep learning to create a radiotherapy treatment plan verification algorithm. Patient specific dose verification is traditionally done by checking the dose in a patient-mimicking phantom or by using an independent dose calculation algorithm.
Researchers in Prof. Karl Deisseroth's laboratory have developed a minimally invasive technique for delivering light to living tissue without optical fibers.
Stanford researchers have developed the first topical regenerative treatment for the oral cavity following chemo/radiation. Approximately 60,000 patients in the U.S. are annually diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
Radiation therapy is a common option in diseases like breast cancer, but can also cause significant damage to the skin. Permanent scarring and fibrosis can result, with both aesthetic and functional consequences for cancer patients.
Stanford researchers at the Xing Lab have developed a novel technique to enable retrospective tuning of soft tissue contrast in MRI (i.e. adjusting the contrast after the image acquisition) using a deep learning-based strategy.